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Where does “कण्ठीरव” come from?

कण्ठीरव (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt-.

कण्ठीरव (Sanskrit): ‘roaring from the throat’; a lion; an elephant in...

Definitions

  1. ‘roaring from the throat’; a lion; an elephant in...

Ancestry of “कण्ठीरव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
2Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-—

Words derived from “कण्ठीरव”

  • కంఠీరవము
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