Where does “কুঠাৰ” come from?

কুঠাৰ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कुठार, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

কুঠাৰ (Assamese): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “কুঠাৰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुठारaxe; hoe, spade
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit कुठार →