Where does “குடிமகன்” come from?

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

குடிமகன் (Tamil): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “குடிமகன்”, step by step

குடிமகன் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil குடி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுடிto drink
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Tamil மகன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமகன்son
2Proto-Dravidian*makanṯuson
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Tamil குடி →