Where does “kuṭhārī” come from?

kuṭhārī (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कुठार, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

kuṭhārī (Pali): axe; hatchet

Definitions

  1. axe; hatchet

Ancestry of “kuṭhārī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुठारaxe; hoe, spade
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit कुठार →