Where does “ક્ષય” come from?
ક્ષય (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit क्षय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
ક્ષય (Gujarati): decay, wasting, withering; tuberculosis
Definitions
- decay, wasting, withering; tuberculosis
Ancestry of “ક્ષય”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षय | decay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰayás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰayás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |