Where does “कायापलट” come from?

कायापलट (Hindi) comes from Hindi काया, from Sanskrit काय — the body.

कायापलट (Hindi): radical transformation of a person, situation, social-order etc

Definitions

  1. radical transformation of a person, situation, social-order etc

Ancestry of “कायापलट”, step by step

कायापलट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi काया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकायाbody
2Sanskritकायthe body

via Hindi पलटना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपलटनाto turn around; to recoil, rebound; revert to the...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇—
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