Where does “ખંભાત” come from?
ખંભાત (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit स्कम्भावती, from Sanskrit स्कम्भ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.
Ancestry of “ખંભાત”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्कम्भावती | A place in Gujarat; Cambay |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्कम्भ | prop, pillar, support; tower |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | skambʰás | pillar, support |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |