Where does “കഠിനം” come from?

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

കഠിനം (Malayalam): hard

Definitions

  1. hard

Ancestry of “കഠിനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकठिनdifficult; stiff, hard, firm; harsh, cruel,...
2Sanskritकठ्to live in distress
Every word from Sanskrit कठ् →Every word from Sanskrit कठिन →
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