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Where does “kasati” come from?

kasati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कर्षति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

kasati (Pali): to plough

Definitions

  1. to plough

Ancestry of “kasati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्षतिto draw, drag, pull, tear; to lead, conduct; to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankárṣati—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
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