Where does “क्षमा” come from?
क्षमा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit क्षमा, from Sanskrit क्षम्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
क्षमा (Hindi): a pardon, forgiveness
Ancestry of “क्षमा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षमा | patience, forbearance, indulgence; Patience;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्षम् | ground, earth; to submit; endure, suffer; pardon,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |