Where does “چھُس” come from?

چھُس (Kashmiri) comes from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit आक्षेति, from Sanskrit कषति, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

Ancestry of “چھُس”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ashokan Prakrit	𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺	to exist, dwell in
2	Sanskrit	आक्षेति	to abide, dwell in
3	Sanskrit	कषति	to rub, scratch, scrape
4	Sanskrit	कष्	to injure, destroy
5	Sanskrit	कृष्	to farm
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷéls-	to pull, drag

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →