Where does “कत्रनु” come from?

कत्रनु (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit कर्तरि, from Braj कत, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ, from Sanskrit कुतः — whence.

कत्रनु (Nepali): to shear, clip, cut

Definitions

  1. to shear, clip, cut

Ancestry of “कत्रनु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्तरिscissors, knife
2Brajकतwhy, for what reason; where
3Sauraseni Apabhramsaकत्थ—
4Sanskritकुतःwhence
Every word from Sanskrit कुतः →Every word from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ →Every word from Braj कत →