English
katwa
Katwa comes from Hindi काटना ‘to cut’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ntáti.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*kr̥ntátireconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकृ॒न्तति॑kṛntáti
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEकर्त॑तिkártati
- Prakritmodern𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇‘to cut’
- Hindic. 1500–presentकाटनाkāṭnā‘to cut’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentकटुआkaṭuā
- Englishtodaykatwa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*kr̥ntátireconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकृ॒न्तति॑kṛntáti
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEकर्त॑तिkártati
- Prakritmodern𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇‘to cut’
- Hindic. 1500–presentकाटनाkāṭnā‘to cut’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentकटुआkaṭuā
- Englishtodaykatwa
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ntáti
Today it means
noun a Muslim man.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ntáti / katwa