Where does “Kathina” come from?

Kathina (English) comes from Pali kaṭhina, from Sanskrit कठिन, from Sanskrit कठ् — to live in distress.

Kathina (English): An annual festival during which robes are presented to priests, usually falling between the 1st day of the waning moon of the 11th month and the middle of the 12th month under the lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. An annual festival during which robes are presented to priests, usually falling between the 1st day of the waning moon of the 11th month and the middle of the 12th month under the lunar calendar

Ancestry of “Kathina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikaṭhinaembroidery hoop
2Sanskritकठिनdifficult; stiff, hard, firm; harsh, cruel,...
3Sanskritकठ्to live in distress
Every word from Sanskrit कठ् →Every word from Sanskrit कठिन →Every word from Pali kaṭhina →