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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kat-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: hut, shed
Avestan: kata- m. 'Kammer, Vorratskammer, Keller od. dgl.'
Other Iranian: NPers kad 'Haus'
Slavic: *kotъ, *kotьcь
Germanic: *xáɵ-Vr-a n., *xḗɵ-iōn- f.
Latin: ? casa f. `Häuschen, Hütte (aus Laub, Stroh, fürs Vieh), Baracke, Lagerhütte'; ? catēna f. `Kette, Fessel, Klammerhölzer', cassis, -is m. `Jägergarn, Netz, Spinngewebe'; ? castrum, -ī `mit Mauern oder Schanzen umgebener Ort, Fort'
Celtic: Cymr cader `saeptum, castrum, locus munitus'; OIr cathir `Stadt'
Russ. meaning: хижина, сарай, загородка
References: WP I 338
Comments: Some confusion with *kat- 'troop'.
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: коте́ц,
Near etymology: род. п. -тца́ "кошель, запруда для ловли рыбы", обычно мн. котцы́, укр. коте́ць, род. п. кiтця́ "закол для ловли рыбы", цслав. котьць κέλλα (ХII в.), болг. коте́ц (Младенов 253), сербохорв. ко̑т, род. ко̏та; ко̀тац, род. п. ко̀ца "небольшой хлев для ягнят, козлят, курятник", словен. kótǝc, род. п. kótca "курятник, свинарник", чеш. kot, kоtес "маленький дом", др.-польск. kосiес, род. п. kоćса "клетка, садок", польск. kоjес, род. п. kоjса "курятник, перегородка в хлеву".
Further etymology: Родственно авест. kаtа- м. "комната, кладовая", нов.-перс. kаd "дом", гот. hēþjо "кладовая", др.-инд. cátant-, прилаг. "прячущийся"; см. Бернекер 1, 588 и сл.; Фасмер, RS 6, 174 и сл.; Младенов, РФВ 65, 365 и сл.; Кипарский 278 и сл. Неприемлемо объяснение заимствованием из герм., ср. др.-англ. соt ср. р., соtе ж. р. "хижина", англ. соt "дом, хижина", др.-исл. kоt "хижина", ср.-нж.-нем. kоt (вопреки Уленбеку (AfslPh 15, 488), Перссону (111), Зеленину (ЖСт., 22, 435); см. Сергиевский, ИРЯ 2, 355). Неправильно также объяснение из в.-нем. kotter "тесный, плохой дом", шваб. kott "пристройка при крестьянском доме" (вопреки Бернекеру, там же) и из ирл. соit, соitе "хижина" (вопреки Шахматову, AfslPh 33, 90) или из вост. языков (Голуб 113). Абсолютно неубедительно и сравнение сербохорв. ко̑т с лат. cassis "силки" (Лёвенталь, WuS 9, 173). Ср. также коту́х, коты́.
Pages: 2,351-352
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xáɵVra-n, *xḗɵiōn
Meaning: chamber
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *hēɵjō f. (n) `chamber'
Old English: heaɵor n. `enclosure, prison', heaɵorian wk. `enclose, hide'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 948
Root: kē̆t-, kot-
English meaning: dwelling space
German meaning: `Wohnraum' (ursprüngl. `Erdloch als Wohngrube'?)
Material: Av. kata- m. `Kammer, Vorratskammer, Keller od. dgl.' (: got. hēþjō), npers. kad `Haus', woraus finn. kota; aber über anord. kot `schlechte Hütte', kytja `Hütte', ags. cot `Hütte, Kammer' usw. s. oben S. 393 f.;

    got. hēþjō `Kammer';

    ksl. kotьcь `cella, Nest' usw.; falls `Wohngrube, Loch in der Erde' die ursprüngliche Bedeutung, würden sich anreihen lassen:

    gr. κοτύλη, κότυλος `Hohlung', weiter `hohles Gefäß, Schale, Becher';

    lat. catīnus `eine Schüssel zum Speisenauftragen' (Demin. catillus, daraus got. katils, dt. Kessel, daraus wieder abg. kotъlъ, lit. kãtilas) = ags. heden `Kochgeschirr'.

References: WP. I 383 f., WH. I 176, 182.
Pages: 586-587
PIE database: PIE database
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳadV
Meaning: to build
Kartvelian: *ḳad-
Dravidian: *kaṭ-
References: ОСНЯ 1, 316-317, МССНЯ 368 - but should be kept distinct from *koṭV; ND 1006 *ḳadV 'to wicker, wattle' (with a lot of dubious SH).
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ḳad-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: строить
English meaning: to build
Georgian: ḳed-el-
Georgian meaning (Rus.): стена
Georgian meaning (Engl.): wall
Megrel: ḳid-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): перегораживать; ḳida, ḳǝdala 'стена'
Megrel meaning (Eng.): to block; ḳida, ḳǝdala 'wall'
Laz: ḳid-, ḳod-
Laz meaning (Rus.): строить; ḳida, ḳoda 'стена'
Laz meaning (Eng.): to build; ḳida, ḳoda 'wall'
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 107, EWK 181-182. В ОСНЯ 1, 316-317 сравнивается с ПИЕ *ket- 'плетеное сооружение, сосуд', драв. *kaṭṭ- id.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kaṭ-
Meaning : 1 to shut 2 to tie up
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *kaṭ-
Proto-Telugu : *kaṭṭ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kaṭ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kaṭ-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kaṭ-
Meaning : to tie; to shut
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kaṭṭu (kaṭṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to tie, fasten, build, wear, put on, bind by spells, marry, shut up, store, hug, compare with, be equal; n. tie, band, fastening, regulations, custom, building, marriage, bundle, packet, dam, causeway
Tamil derivates : kaṭṭaṭam building, binding of a book, setting of a jewel; kaṭṭaṇam building; kaṭṭaḷai code, rule, regulations, etc.; kaṭṭai dam
Malayalam : keṭṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to tie, build, clasp, yoke, dress, marry, make into a bundle, stop, restrain, build, become entangled, clot
Malayalam derivates : keṭṭikka to cause to tie, make to wear, give in marriage; keṭṭu tie, bundle, band, connexion (as of marriage), restraint, dam, bank, building; keṭṭakam house; kaṭṭu tie, bundle
Kannada : kaṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to bind, tie, yoke, build, shut up, stop by magic, bewitch, amass (wealth), obstruct, shut, dam, be bound, stopped; n. binding, tying, checking, restraint, band, tie, bundle, something built, regulation, rule, bewitching
Kannada derivates : kaṭṭuvike tying, etc.; kaṭṭuka man who ties; kaṭṭaḍa, kaṭṭaṇa, kaṭṇa a building; kaṭṭal state of being bound, tied, surrounded; kaṭṭe structure of earth or stones to sit upon, embankment, dam, causeway
Kodagu : këṭṭ- (këṭṭi-)
Kodagu meaning : to tie, build
Kodagu derivates : këṭṭɨ knot, bundle; kaṭṭe bund of tank, platform built under tree on village green; (Shanmugam) kaṭṭaḍa a building
Tulu : kaṭṭuni
Tulu meaning : to tie, bind, build, amass (wealth)
Tulu derivates : kaṭṭāvuni to cause to bind or tie, have a house built; kaṭṭụ band, tie, bundle, regulation, bond; kaṭṭaṇa, kaṭṭalme building; kaṭṭa a dam; kaṭṭaḷe custom, rule; kaṭṭāṇi necklace
Proto-Nilgiri : *kaṭ-
Number in DED : 1147
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kaṭ-
Meaning : to tie
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kaṭ- (kac-) "to tie, build, manage (house), be equal"
Toda : koṭ- (koṭy-) "to tie, build, kill by witchcraft, obstruct, hug, manage (a house)"
Additional forms : Also Kota kaṭ knot, caste custom, case of which decision has been given; kaṭaṛm (obl. kaṭaṛt-) wall of brick or stone; kaṭaṇ caste custom, individual's habit; kaṭmānm caste custom, order given; Toda koṭ knot, bundle, amulet; koṭas_ noose (in song unit: mɨṛ xoṭas_ [to tie] a noose on the neck); koṭy a tie, in: tǖl goṭy and pōl goṭy (for which see 2698))
Number in DED : 1147
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *kaṭṭ-
Meaning : to tie, bind, wear (clothes), build, bewitch, obstruct; n. tie, bond, knot, band, wearing of a garment, restraint, rule or regulation
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : kaṭṭu
Additional forms : Also kaṭṭincu to get built, cause to be bound or tied; kaṭṭa dam, embankment; bundle; [1] kaṭṭaḍa, [2] kaṭṭaḍi rule, law, fashion, manner; kaṭṭaḍamu building; kaṭṭanamu a tie
Number in DED : 1147
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kaṭ-
Meaning : to tie, bind; platform, dam
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : kaṭ- (kaṭt-) "to tie, build"
Kinwat Kolami : kaṭṭa "bund of field"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : kaṭṭā "platform"
Naikri : kaṭṭ- "to tie, build"
Naiki : kaṭ-/kaṭṭ- "to bind, tie hair, build, attach bowstring"
Parji : kaṭṭ- "to tie, build"
Ollari Gadba : kaṭ- "to tie, build"
Salur Gadba : kaṭṭ- "to bind"
Additional forms : Also Naikri kaṭṭa bund of field, dam, dike; kaṭṭe necklace; Parji kaḍk- to tie, fasten, bind; kaṭṭa bund of field; Salur gaṭṭu bank
Notes : Salur gaṭṭu is probably (if it is not borrowed) the only surviving form of *gaṭ- 'dam', which has become totally contaminated with *kaṭ- in PKG.
Number in DED : 1147
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kaṭ-
Meaning : to be shut
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *kaṭ-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kāṭ-
Notes : The root tends to contaminate with *gaṭ- 'bank, dam'. Vowel length in PK unclear, maybe due to influence of IA kāṭh 'bolt, bar'.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *kaṭ-
Meaning : to shut
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : kaṭṭānā "to be shut (of door), close or come to grips (of two men fighting)"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : kaṭṭānā "to shut, close (door)"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ph kaṭṭitānā to adhere, be attached to
Number in DED : 1147
Number in CVOTGD : 472, 476
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kāṭ-
Meaning : (W) to latch or bolt the door; (K) to fix, fasten, secure
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : kāṭa giva
Khuttia Kui : kāṭ-
Number in DED : 1147
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