Where does “कतर” come from?

कतर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

कतर (Sanskrit): who, which ?; whether ?

Definitions

  1. who, which ?; whether ?

Ancestry of “कतर”, step by step

कतर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Arabic قَطَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicقَطَرQatar

Words derived from “कतर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →