Where does “खाँसना” come from?
खाँसना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit कासते, from Sanskrit कास्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
खाँसना (Hindi): to cough
Ancestry of “खाँसना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कासते | to cough |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कास् | to cough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |