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Where does “कत” come from?

कत (Braj) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ, from Sanskrit कुतः — whence.

कत (Braj): why, for what reason; where

Definitions

  1. why, for what reason; where

Ancestry of “कत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaकत्थ—
2Sanskritकुतःwhence
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