काष्ठ

Etymology
Of origin.

Hiersche derives the word from an unattested /, with the sequence of sound changes being  >  >  > (via hyper-Sanskritism). He further derives this from, from , from the root , an enlargement of.

Less likely, cognate with 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) wood, timber