Where does “कडूउं” come from?
कडूउं (Middle Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati कडूउं, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅, from Sanskrit कटुक, from Sanskrit कटु, from Proto-Dravidian kaṭ-u — be pungent; sting.
Ancestry of “कडूउं”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Gujarati | कडूउं | — |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कटुक | pungent, bitter |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कटु | bitter, acrid |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | kaṭ-u | be pungent; sting |