Where does “கூட்டரவு” come from?

கூட்டரவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil கூடு, from Proto-Dravidian kūṭu — nest, receptacle.

கூட்டரவு (Tamil): uniting, joining

Definitions

  1. uniting, joining

Ancestry of “கூட்டரவு”, step by step

கூட்டரவு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கூடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகூடுnest, birdcage, coop, hive
2Proto-Dravidiankūṭunest, receptacle

via Tamil அரவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅரவு—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kūṭu →Every word from Tamil கூடு →