Where does “குழிசி” come from?

குழிசி (Tamil) comes from Tamil குழி, from Proto-Dravidian *kuẓ-V.

குழிசி (Tamil): pot, cooking-vessel

Definitions

  1. pot, cooking-vessel

Ancestry of “குழிசி”, step by step

குழிசி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil குழி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுழிpit, hole, hollow, cavity, dimple, depression, excavation
2Proto-Dravidian*kuẓ-V

via Tamil சி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசி
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuẓ-V