Where does “কাঠমান্ডু” come from?

কাঠমান্ডু (Bengali) comes from Hindi काठमांडू, from Nepali काठमाडौं, from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप, from Sanskrit मण्डप, from Sanskrit प, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “কাঠমান্ডু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकाठमांडू—
2NepaliकाठमाडौंKathmandu
3Sanskritकाष्ठमण्डप—
4Sanskritमण्डपpavilion, temple
5Sanskritपprotecting; drinking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit प →