The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromकासमर्द
- Prakrit · derived from*𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆
- Bengali · borrowed fromকাসুন্দি
- English todaykasundi
Borrowed from Bengali কাসুন্দি (kaśundi), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆 (*kāsamaddīā) (compare Sanskrit कासमर्दिका (kāsamardikā)), from 𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤 (kāsamadda, “Cassia spp.”), from Sanskrit कासमर्द (kāsamarda), from कास् (kās) + मर्द (marda), literally “cough-crushing”. Doublet of kasamarda. Compare Assamese কাহুন্দি (kahundi, “kasundi”), Hindi कसौंदी (kasaundī, “Cassia occidentalis”), Odia କାଶଣ୍ଡୀ (kāśaṇḍi, “Cassia sophora”), କାସୁନ୍ଦି (kāsundi, “kasundi”).
Words from the same roots
Sanskritकासमर्द all →
kasamarda
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.