Where does “കണ്ടി” come from?

കണ്ടി (Malayalam) comes from Marathi खंडी, from Sanskrit खण्डन, from Sanskrit खण्ड् — to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...

കണ്ടി (Malayalam): a weight of 500 lbs

Definitions

  1. a weight of 500 lbs

Ancestry of “കണ്ടി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiखंडी—
2Sanskritखण्डनbreaking, cutting, destroying
3Sanskritखण्ड्to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...
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