Where does “పత్రకంటకము” come from?
పత్రకంటకము (Telugu) comes from Telugu కంటకము, from Sanskrit कण्टक, from Sanskrit कृन्तति — to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide.
పత్రకంటకము (Telugu): leaf spine
Ancestry of “పత్రకంటకము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | కంటకము | thorn; any source of vexation or annoyance, a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कण्टक | a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृन्तति | to cut, tear, shred, sever, divide |