Where does “ದಾತ್ರ” come from?

ದಾತ್ರ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit दात्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram — a sickle, scythe.

ದಾತ್ರ (Kannada): a sickle

Definitions

  1. a sickle

Ancestry of “ದಾತ್ರ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदात्रa sickle; a kind of crooked knife
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dáHtrama sickle, scythe
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtramEvery word from Sanskrit दात्र