Where does “चखना” come from?

चखना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit चक्षति, from Sanskrit चष्टे, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáštay — to see, look.

चखना (Hindi): to taste, try

Definitions

  1. to taste, try

Ancestry of “चखना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺—
2Sanskritचक्षतिto taste; sees; he sees
3Sanskritचष्टेto see, look
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*čáštayto see, look
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáštay →Every word from Sanskrit चष्टे →Every word from Sanskrit चक्षति →