Where does “ਕਤਰਨਾ” come from?

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

ਕਤਰਨਾ (Punjabi): to shear, cut, clip, cut out, spare

Definitions

  1. to shear, cut, clip, cut out, spare

Ancestry of “ਕਤਰਨਾ”, 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 →