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
- corrosion, attrition; decay; diminution, decline,...
Ancestry of “ಕ್ಷಯ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षय | decay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰayás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰayás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |