Where does “బల్లకట్టు” come from?

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

బల్లకట్టు (Telugu): A large flat bottomed boat, a raft

Definitions

  1. A large flat bottomed boat, a raft

Ancestry of “బల్లకట్టు”, step by step

బల్లకట్టు 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 బల్ల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబల్లtable; bench; enlargement of the spleen:...
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ-Every word from Telugu కట్టు