Where does “കൗടില്യൻ” come from?
കൗടില്യൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कौटिल्य, from Sanskrit कुटिल, from Sanskrit कुटि, from Sanskrit कट, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
കൗടില്യൻ (Malayalam): Chanakya
Definitions
- Chanakya
Ancestry of “കൗടില്യൻ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कौटिल्य | one of the names of Chanakya |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कुटिल | dishonest; crooked, bent |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कुटि | a curvature, a bend |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कट | a twist of straw of grass, straw mat, a screen of straw |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृत | done |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥tás | done, made |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |