Where does “खण्चे” come from?

खण्चे (Konkani) comes from Maharastri Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit खनति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kan- — to dig.

खण्चे (Konkani): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “खण्चे”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit???to dig
2Sanskritखनतिto dig
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankánatito dig
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankan-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kan- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánati →Every word from Sanskrit खनति →
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