Etymograph

English

Konkan

Konkan comes from Sanskrit कोङ्कण ‘the people of the Konkan coast’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकोङ्कणkoṅkaṇa‘the people of the Konkan coast’
  2. EnglishtodayKonkan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकोङ्कणkoṅkaṇa‘the people of the Konkan coast’
  2. EnglishtodayKonkan

Today it means

name A rugged section of the western coastline of India, including the districts of Maharashtra and Goa.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit कोङ्कण / Konkan