Where does “खिइनु” come from?

खिइनु (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit क्षीयते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

खिइनु (Nepali): to be worn away

Definitions

  1. to be worn away

Ancestry of “खिइनु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षीयतेto diminish, waste away; to wane; to decrease
2Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰiyátay—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰiyátay—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰiyátay →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰiyátay →