Where does “সাঁতার কাটা” come from?

সাঁতার কাটা (Bengali) comes from Bengali কাটা, from Sanskrit कण्टक, from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.

সাঁতার কাটা (Bengali): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “সাঁতার কাটা”, step by step

সাঁতার কাটা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কাটা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকাটাto cut
2Sanskritकण्टकa thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or...
3Sanskritकृन्ततिto cut, tear, shred, sever, divide

via Bengali সাঁতার

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসাঁতারswimming
2Magadhi Prakrit*𑀰𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀇—
3Sanskritसंतरति—
Every word from Sanskrit कृन्तति →Every word from Sanskrit कण्टक →Every word from Bengali কাটা →