Sanskrit kendra (14)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word kendra denotes “the centre of a circle; the equation of the centre; the argument of a circle; the argument of an equation; the distance of a planet from the first point of its orbit in the fourth, seventh, or tenth degree.” It is linguistically related to the Greek κέντρoν (kéntron). However, it traces its origin to the Tamil root kaṇṭam through the transformation of kaṇṭam > kendra. The following words, related to Sanskrit kendra, also originate from the Tamil root kaṇṭam.
ṡīghra-kendra, “the distance from the conjunction (of a planet).” kaṇḍura, “scratching; itching, Momordica charantia.” kaṇḍula, “itching.” kaṇḍū, “itching, the itch, feeling a desire to scratch; itching, a kind of insect whose bite is poisonous.” kaṇḍūti, “scratching; itching, the itch.” kaṇḍūna, “feeling a desire to scratch, itching, desiring or longing for.” kaṇḍūya, “to scratch, scrape, rub.” kaṇḍūyana, “the act of scratching, scraping, rubbing; itching, the itch.” kaṇḍūyanaka, “serving for scratching or tickling.” kaṇḍūyā, “scratching, itching.” kaṇḍūyita, “scratching, itching.” kaṇḍūyitṛi, “scratching, a scratcher.” kaṇḍūla, “having or feeling a desire to scratch, itchy, Amorphophallus campanulatus.”