Where does “کٹھن” come from?

کٹھن (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit कठिन, from Sanskrit कठ् — to live in distress.

کٹھن (Urdu): difficult; hard; arduous

Definitions

  1. difficult; hard; arduous

Ancestry of “کٹھن”, step by step

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