Where does “क्षुद्रग्रह” come from?

क्षुद्रग्रह (Hindi) comes from Hindi ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

क्षुद्रग्रह (Hindi): asteroid, planetoid, minor planet

Definitions

  1. asteroid, planetoid, minor planet

Ancestry of “क्षुद्रग्रह”, step by step

क्षुद्रग्रह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ग्रह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiग्रहplanet
2Sanskritग्रहplanet
3Sanskritग्रह्to seize
4Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

via Hindi क्षुद्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्षुद्रunimportant; minor, minute, small; insubstantial
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kšudrásminute, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ग्रह् →