Where does “কণ্ঠ্য” come from?

কণ্ঠ্য (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit कण्ठ्य, from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- — neck.

কণ্ঠ্য (Bengali): guttural (used to describe the place of articulation of the letters

Definitions

  1. guttural (used to describe the place of articulation of the letters

Ancestry of “কণ্ঠ্য”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्ठ्यbeing at or in the throat; suitable to the...
2Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-neck
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ्य →