Pali kaṇḍa (7)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word kaṇḍa means “the portion of a stalk or cane between one knot and another; the whole stalk or shaft; the shaft of an arrow, an arrow in general; a section, portion; a small portion, a bit, or lump.” It is linguistically related to Greek κλαδαρός (kladarós), Latin clades, and Sanskrit kāṇḍa. It traces its origin to the Tamil root kaṇṭu through the transformation of kaṇṭu > kāṇḍa > kaṇḍa. The following words, related to Pali kaṇḍa, also originate from Tamil kaṇṭu.
kaṇḍaṁ, “a portion of time, for a while, a little.” kaṇḍakin, “like a stalk or arrow.” kaṇḍa-cittaka, “an excellent arrow.” kaṇḍa-nāḷī, “a quiver.” kaṇḍa-pahāra, “an arrow-shot, arrow-wound.” kaṇḍa-vāraṇa, “warding off arrows, a shield.”