Where does “खांब” come from?

खांब (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi खांब, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀪, from Sanskrit स्कम्भ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

खांब (Marathi): pillar, post, column

Definitions

  1. pillar, post, column

Ancestry of “खांब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiखांब—
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀔𑀁𑀪—
3Sanskritस्कम्भprop, pillar, support; tower
4Proto-Indo-Iranianskambʰáspillar, support
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás →Every word from Sanskrit स्कम्भ →