Where does “akhāta” come from?
akhāta (Pali) comes from Pali khāta, from Sanskrit खात, from Sanskrit खन्, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
akhāta (Pali): not dug
Ancestry of “akhāta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | khāta | dug |
| 2 | Sanskrit | खात | dug up |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खन् | to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अक | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |