Where does “കഠിന” come from?

കഠിന (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कठिन, from Sanskrit कठ् — to live in distress.

കഠിന (Malayalam): hard

Definitions

  1. hard

Ancestry of “കഠിന”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकठिनdifficult; stiff, hard, firm; harsh, cruel,...
2Sanskritकठ्to live in distress

Words derived from “കഠിന”

Every word from Sanskrit कठ् →Every word from Sanskrit कठिन →