Where does “कर्तरि” come from?

कर्तरि (Sanskrit) comes from Braj कत, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ, from Sanskrit कुतः — whence.

कर्तरि (Sanskrit): scissors, knife

Definitions

  1. scissors, knife

Ancestry of “कर्तरि”, step by step

कर्तरि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Braj कत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brajकतwhy, for what reason; where
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaकत्थ—
3Sanskritकुतःwhence

via Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-t-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-t-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “कर्तरि”

Every word from Sanskrit कुतः →Every word from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ →Every word from Braj कत →