Where does “प्रक्षालन” come from?

प्रक्षालन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रक्षालन, from Sanskrit क्षालन, from Sanskrit क्षल्, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

प्रक्षालन (Hindi): washing, cleaning

Definitions

  1. washing, cleaning

Ancestry of “प्रक्षालन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रक्षालनwashing, cleaning, purifying
2Sanskritक्षालनwashing, cleaning, purifying
3Sanskritक्षल्to wash, wash off
4Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
5Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षर् →