Where does “કડવું” come from?

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

કડવું (Gujarati): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “કડવું”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Gujaratiकडूउंbitter
2Old Gujaratiकडूउंbitter
3Prakrit𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅—
4Sanskritकटुकpungent, bitter
5Sanskritकटुbitter, acrid
6Proto-Dravidiankaṭ-ube pungent; sting

Words derived from “કડવું”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṭ-u →Every word from Sanskrit कटु →Every word from Sanskrit कटुक →