Where does “ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ” come from?

ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਕੰਡਾ, from Sanskrit कण्टक, from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.

ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ (Punjabi): prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)

Definitions

  1. prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)

Ancestry of “ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ”, step by step

ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਕੰਡਾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕੰਡਾthorn, barb
2Sanskritकण्टकa thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or...
3Sanskritकृन्ततिto cut, tear, shred, sever, divide

via Punjabi ਪੁੱਠ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਪੁੱਠbackside, reverse
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