Where does “कंधा” come from?
कंधा (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀥, from Sanskrit स्कन्ध, from Sanskrit स्कन्द्, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
कंधा (Hindi): shoulder
Ancestry of “कंधा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀁𑀥 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्कन्ध | shoulder, torso; tree trunk; large branch or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्कन्द् | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |