Where does “kantati” come from?

kantati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.

kantati (Pali): to cut, to cut off

Definitions

  1. to cut, to cut off

Ancestry of “kantati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृन्ततिto cut, tear, shred, sever, divide
Every word from Sanskrit कृन्तति