Where does “குடி” come from?

குடி (Tamil) comes from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

குடி (Tamil): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “குடி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dravidiandra—
2Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “குடி”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →
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