Where does “कड़वा” come from?

कड़वा (Hindi) comes from Old Indo-Aryan करवा, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅, from Sanskrit कटुक, from Sanskrit कटु, from Proto-Dravidian kaṭ-u — be pungent; sting.

कड़वा (Hindi): bitter; acidic, acerbic, biting

Definitions

  1. bitter; acidic, acerbic, biting

Ancestry of “कड़वा”, step by step

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

Words derived from “कड़वा”

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