Where does “జతకట్టు” come from?

జతకట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కట్టు, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.

జతకట్టు (Telugu): to join in sex

Definitions

  1. to join in sex

Ancestry of “జతకట్టు”, step by step

జతకట్టు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకట్టుto tie; to build; tie, bond, band, bandage, knot
2Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie

via Telugu జత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguజతpair, set; equal
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- →Every word from Telugu కట్టు →