Where does “कसना” come from?

कसना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कषति, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

कसना (Hindi): to tighten

Definitions

  1. to tighten

Ancestry of “कसना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकषतिto rub, scratch, scrape
2Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
3Sanskritकृष्to farm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →