Where does “कांटा” come from?

कांटा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कण्टक, from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.

कांटा (Hindi): fork; thorn

Definitions

  1. fork; thorn

Ancestry of “कांटा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्टकa thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or...
2Sanskritकृन्ततिto cut, tear, shred, sever, divide
Every word from Sanskrit कृन्तति →Every word from Sanskrit कण्टक →
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