Where does “क्षीण” come from?

क्षीण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit क्षीण, from Sanskrit क्षि, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

क्षीण (Hindi): emaciated, gaunt; rachitic, rickety; feeble, weak

Definitions

  1. emaciated, gaunt; rachitic, rickety; feeble, weak

Ancestry of “क्षीण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षीणwasted; weakened; delicate
2Sanskritक्षिto destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षि →Every word from Sanskrit क्षीण →