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Old 6th January 2014, 09:36 AM   #11
bhushan_lawate
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Hi All,

My two cents..!!!

Jamdhar -- originated from the Sanskrit word "Yama Daunstra" literally meeting tooth of Yama -- God of Death

Katar -- is a distorted form of "Kattarak" in Sanskrit -- which means a weapon carried on waist belts. This was used as a dress dagger in the Indian peninsula for a long time similar to the likes of Chillanum or Pesh Kabz.


I can't find anything at the moment to show how these words distorted and came into vogue.

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Bhushan
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