Where does “खिळा” come from?

खिळा (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit कीलक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

खिळा (Marathi): nail, spike

Definitions

  1. nail, spike

Ancestry of “खिळा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकीलकa pin, bolt, wedge; a splint; a kind of tumour
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit कीलक →