Where does “कथीर” come from?
कथीर (Middle Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit कस्तीर, from Arabic قَصْدِير, from Ancient Greek κασσίτερος — tin.
Ancestry of “कथीर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कस्तीर | tin |
| 2 | Arabic | قَصْدِير | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κασσίτερος | tin |