Where does “कठिनत्व” come from?

कठिनत्व (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कठिन, from Sanskrit कठ् — to live in distress.

कठिनत्व (Sanskrit): hardness, firmness, harshness, severity

Definitions

  1. hardness, firmness, harshness, severity

Ancestry of “कठिनत्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकठिनdifficult; stiff, hard, firm; harsh, cruel,...
2Sanskritकठ्to live in distress
Every word from Sanskrit कठ् →Every word from Sanskrit कठिन →