Where does “काँटा” come from?
काँटा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓, from Sanskrit कण्टक, from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.
काँटा (Hindi): thorn, spike, prick; fork; balance, scale
Definitions
- thorn, spike, prick; fork; balance, scale
Ancestry of “काँटा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कण्टक | a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृन्तति | to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide |