Where does “खान” come from?
खान (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺, from Sanskrit खानि, from Sanskrit खन्, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
खान (Hindi): mine, quarry; treasury; storehouse; repository
Definitions
- mine, quarry; treasury; storehouse; repository
Ancestry of “खान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | खानि | a mine |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खन् | to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अक | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |