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Where does “कण्टक” come from?

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

कण्टक (Sanskrit): a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or...

Definitions

  1. a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or...

Ancestry of “कण्टक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृन्ततिto cut, tear, shred, sever, divide

Words derived from “कण्टक”

  • లోకకంటకుడు
  • కంటకుడు
  • పత్రకంటకము
  • కంటకము
  • काँटा
  • कांटा
  • 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓
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