Where does “কড়া” come from?

কড়া (Bengali) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कपर्दिका — A small shell or cowrie (used as a coin).

কড়া (Bengali): hard, stiff

Definitions

  1. hard, stiff

Ancestry of “কড়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸—
2Sanskritकपर्दिकाA small shell or cowrie (used as a coin)
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