Where does “జమకట్టు” come from?

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

జమకట్టు (Telugu): to credit, as an amount to a person or to a...

Definitions

  1. to credit, as an amount to a person or to a...

Ancestry of “జమకట్టు”, step by step

జమకట్టు 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 జమ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguజమcollection, as of revenue, receipts, income;...
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ-Every word from Telugu కట్టు
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