Where does “ਕਾਠ” come from?

ਕਾਠ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit काष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

ਕਾਠ (Punjabi): wood, timber

Definitions

  1. wood, timber

Ancestry of “ਕਾਠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाष्ठwood, timber
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit काष्ठ →