Where does “कण्ठीरव” come from?

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

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

कण्ठीरव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कण्ठ

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

via Sanskrit रव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरवa roar, yell, cry, howl; song, singing; hum,...
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewH-to roar, to howl, to shout

Words derived from “कण्ठीरव”

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