नाथु

Konkani

Alternative forms
  • नात्तू (nāttu)
  • नत्तु (nattu)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ)[1] (compare नपात् (nápāt)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náptā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náptā (see *nápāts), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandson”). Cognate with Marathi नातू (nātū), Hindi नाती (nātī), Bengali নাতি (nati), Assamese নাতি (nati).

Noun

नाथु • (nāthu) (Latin script nathu, Kannada script ನಾಥು)

  1. grandson

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náptr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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