Where does “करिदन्त” come from?
करिदन्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit करिन्, from Sanskrit कर, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
करिदन्त (Sanskrit): an elephant's tusk, ivory
Definitions
- an elephant's tusk, ivory
Ancestry of “करिदन्त”, step by step
करिदन्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit करिन्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | करिन् | "having a trunk", an elephant |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर | doer, maker; hand; tax |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ताल | the palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 5 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |