Where does “kat” come from?

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

kat (Romani): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “kat”, 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 →