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 |
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| 1 | Nepali | काठमाडौं | — |
| 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 |