Where does “क्षुद्र” come from?

क्षुद्र (Hindi) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

क्षुद्र (Hindi): unimportant; minor, minute, small; insubstantial

Definitions

  1. unimportant; minor, minute, small; insubstantial

Ancestry of “क्षुद्र”, step by step

क्षुद्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*kšudrásminute, small
2Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
3Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

via Sanskrit शूद्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशूद्रshudra

Words derived from “क्षुद्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás →
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