Where does “कांटा” come from?
कांटा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कण्टक, from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.
कांटा (Hindi): fork; thorn
Ancestry of “कांटा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कण्टक | a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृन्तति | to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide |