Where does “كَرْكَدَّن” come from?

كَرْكَدَّن (Arabic) comes from Persian کرگدن, from Middle Persian klg, from Sanskrit खड्ग, from Sanskrit खण्ड् — to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...

كَرْكَدَّن (Arabic): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “كَرْكَدَّن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianکرگدنIndian rhinoceros; Karkadann; rhinoceros
2Middle Persianklgrhinoceros; horn
3Sanskritखड्गa sword; a large sacrificial knife; a rhinoceros
4Sanskritखण्ड्to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...
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