Where does “क्षुरी” come from?

क्षुरी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit क्षुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European ksurós.

क्षुरी (Hindi): knife; razor; dagger

Definitions

  1. knife; razor; dagger

Ancestry of “क्षुरी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षुरdagger, razor, sharp knife
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšurásdagger, razor, sharp knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksurós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksurós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšurás →Every word from Sanskrit क्षुर →