Where does “ਕੁਲਥੀ” come from?

ਕੁਲਥੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit कुलत्थिका, from Sanskrit कुलत्थ, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

ਕੁਲਥੀ (Punjabi): horse gram

Definitions

  1. horse gram

Ancestry of “ਕੁਲਥੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुलत्थिकाKulthi, the horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) a type of bean eaten in South Asia
2Sanskritकुलत्थKulthi, the horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) a type of bean eaten in South Asia
3Dravidiandra—
4Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit कुलत्थ →