Where does “कठिनपृष्ठ” come from?

कठिनपृष्ठ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पृष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥ṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

कठिनपृष्ठ (Sanskrit): a "hard-backed" tortoise

Definitions

  1. a "hard-backed" tortoise

Ancestry of “कठिनपृष्ठ”, step by step

कठिनपृष्ठ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पृष्ठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपृष्ठthe back; the hinder part or rear of anything
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥ṣṭʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥štʰásback
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit कठिन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकठिनdifficult; stiff, hard, firm; harsh, cruel,...
2Sanskritकठ्to live in distress

Words derived from “कठिनपृष्ठ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós →