Where does “Kolhapur” come from?
Kolhapur (English) comes from Marathi कोल्हापूर, from Marathi कोल्हा, from Old Marathi कोल्हा, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀼, from Sanskrit क्रोष्टृ, from Sanskrit -तृ, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
Ancestry of “Kolhapur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | कोल्हापूर | — |
| 2 | Marathi | कोल्हा | jackal, fox |
| 3 | Old Marathi | कोल्हा | — |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀼 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | क्रोष्टृ | fox, jackal |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -तृ | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something who has performed the verb's action |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |