Where does “Kshitij” come from?

Kshitij (English) comes from Sanskrit क्षितिज, from Sanskrit क्षिति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

Kshitij (English): used in India

Definitions

  1. used in India

Ancestry of “Kshitij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षितिजa tree
2Sanskritक्षितिwane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰítiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰítiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš →