Where does “khanda” come from?

khanda (English) comes from Punjabi ਖੰਡਾ, from Sanskrit खड्ग, from Sanskrit खण्ड् — to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...

khanda (English): A double-edged sword from India, used...

Definitions

  1. A double-edged sword from India, used...

Ancestry of “khanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਖੰਡਾkhanda sword
2Sanskritखड्गa sword; a large sacrificial knife; a rhinoceros
3Sanskritखण्ड्to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...
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