Where does “కఠినము” come from?

కఠినము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कठिन, from Sanskrit कठ् — to live in distress.

కఠినము (Telugu): Solid, hard, severe, difficult, cruel, inflexible

Definitions

  1. Solid, hard, severe, difficult, cruel, inflexible

Ancestry of “కఠినము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकठिनdifficult; stiff, hard, firm; harsh, cruel,...
2Sanskritकठ्to live in distress
Every word from Sanskrit कठ् →Every word from Sanskrit कठिन →