Where does “کوڑو” come from?

کوڑو (Gojri) comes from Old Gujarati कडूउं, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅, from Sanskrit कटुक, from Sanskrit कटु, from Proto-Dravidian kaṭ-u — be pungent; sting.

کوڑو (Gojri): bitter tasting

Definitions

  1. bitter tasting

Ancestry of “کوڑو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiकडूउंbitter
2Prakrit𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅—
3Sanskritकटुकpungent, bitter
4Sanskritकटुbitter, acrid
5Proto-Dravidiankaṭ-ube pungent; sting
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṭ-u →Every word from Sanskrit कटु →Every word from Sanskrit कटुक →