Where does “कातर” come from?

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

कातर (Sanskrit): cowardly, faint-hearted

Definitions

  1. cowardly, faint-hearted

Ancestry of “कातर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकतरwho, which ?; whether ?
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “कातर”

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