Where does “कृदन्त” come from?

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

कृदन्त (Sanskrit): a word ending with a kṛt affix

Definitions

  1. a word ending with a kṛt affix

Ancestry of “कृदन्त”, step by step

कृदन्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Braj कत

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

via Sanskrit अन्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead

Words derived from “कृदन्त”

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