Where does “ಕಂಠ” come from?

ಕಂಠ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- — neck.

ಕಂಠ (Kannada): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “ಕಂಠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
2Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-neck
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ →