Where does “Katmando” come from?

Katmando (Esperanto) comes 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 “Katmando”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Nepali	काठमाडौं	Kathmandu
2	Sanskrit	काष्ठमण्डप	—
3	Sanskrit	मण्डप	pavilion, temple
4	Sanskrit	प	protecting; drinking
5	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
6	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit प →