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Etymology of this Hindi /Urdu word कत्था katthā (also color कत्थई katthaī = dark brownish) has intrigued me. And yes, it's a Congrats of Sanskrit क्वाथ kvāth = decoction, infusion. Not only that, even our Ayurvedic kar̥hā काढ़ा and lentils dish kar̥hī कढ़ी are related.
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More on one of my favorite dishes --- kar̥hī कढ़ी here
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Good to know that Sindhi, Hindi, Bhojpuri word kaṛhī कढ़ी, Marathi, Gujarati कढी kaḍhī are all related to Prakrit kaḍhia कढिअ (boiled) which is related to Sanskrit kvathita क्वथित (boiled). In Braj area, kaṛhī कढ़ी is one of the chappan bhogs (56 offerings) offered to Krishna twitter.com/sftmumbai/stat…
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I am not aware of any tamiZ derived words for colours. If it was, it would be most unusual to have the doubled consonant -dd- as thardoesnt exist in tamiZ. Do you want to record the pronunciation and share?
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majjigehuLi, mOrkuZambu, majjigabulusu with a lot of varieties and names is all too common in the south. It may not have been borrowed and hence the names for it are not borrowed from samskRta or elsewhere.
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