Where does “कौटिल्य” come from?

कौटिल्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कुटिल, from Sanskrit कुटि, from Sanskrit कट, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

कौटिल्य (Sanskrit): one of the names of Chanakya

Definitions

one of the names of Chanakya

Ancestry of “कौटिल्य”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	कुटिल	dishonest; crooked, bent
2	Sanskrit	कुटि	a curvature, a bend
3	Sanskrit	कट	a twist of straw of grass, straw mat, a screen of straw
4	Sanskrit	कृत	done
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	kr̥tás	done, made
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷer-	to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “कौटिल्य”

കൗടില്യൻ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás →Every word from Sanskrit कृत →