Where does “খনন” come from?

খনন (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit खनन, from Sanskrit खन्, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

খনন (Bengali): digging, excavating

Definitions

  1. digging, excavating

Ancestry of “খনন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखननthe act of digging or excavating; digging into...
2Sanskritखन्to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,...
3Sanskrit-अक-er
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Sanskrit खन् →