Where does “குடில்” come from?

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

குடில் (Tamil): hut, shed

Definitions

  1. hut, shed

Ancestry of “குடில்”, step by step

குடில் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil குடி

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

via Tamil இல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇல்house, home
2Tamilஇல்-a negative sign
3Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

Words derived from “குடில்”

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