Where does “kshetra” come from?

kshetra (English) comes from Sanskrit क्षेत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.

kshetra (English): A holy precinct or temenos

Definitions

  1. A holy precinct or temenos

Ancestry of “kshetra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षेत्रland, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanṭṣáytram—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćšáytramland, region
4Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram →