Where does “क्षितिज” come from?

क्षितिज (Newar) comes from Sanskrit क्षितिज, from Sanskrit क्षिति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

क्षितिज (Newar): horizon

Definitions

  1. horizon

Ancestry of “क्षितिज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षितिजa tree
2Sanskritक्षितिwane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰítiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰítiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš →