Where does “കഠിനമായ” come from?

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

കഠിനമായ (Malayalam): hard

Definitions

  1. hard

Ancestry of “കഠിനമായ”, step by step

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