Where does “कंठकोकिला” come from?

कंठकोकिला (Marathi) comes from Hindi कंठ, from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- — neck.

कंठकोकिला (Marathi): a woman with a sweet, melodious voice; one who sings like a cuckoo

Definitions

  1. a woman with a sweet, melodious voice; one who sings like a cuckoo

Ancestry of “कंठकोकिला”, step by step

कंठकोकिला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कंठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकंठneck; throat; windpipe
2Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-neck

via Marathi कोकिला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiकोकिला—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ →Every word from Hindi कंठ →