Where does “कुटिल” come from?
कुटिल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कुटिल, from Sanskrit कुटि, from Sanskrit कट, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
कुटिल (Hindi): crooked; devious, cynical, untrustworthy
Definitions
- crooked; devious, cynical, untrustworthy
Ancestry of “कुटिल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कुटिल | dishonest; crooked, bent |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कुटि | a curvature, a bend |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कट | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृत | past participle of कृणोति ; done; done, made;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥tás | done, made |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |