Where does “குடியரசு” come from?

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

குடியரசு (Tamil): republic, republican government

Definitions

  1. republic, republican government

Ancestry of “குடியரசு”, step by step

குடியரசு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil குடி

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

via Tamil அரசு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅரசுgovernment
2Tamilஅரசன்king, sovereign, prince
3EnglishAracanRakhine State in Myanmar (Burma)
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Tamil குடி →