Where does “ಕ್ಷಯ” come from?

ಕ್ಷಯ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit क्षय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

ಕ್ಷಯ (Kannada): corrosion, attrition; decay; diminution, decline,...

Definitions

  1. corrosion, attrition; decay; diminution, decline,...

Ancestry of “ಕ್ಷಯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षयdecay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰayás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰayás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás →