Where does “khaṇati” come from?

khaṇati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit खनति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kan- — to dig.

khaṇati (Pali): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “khaṇati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखनतिto dig
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankánatito dig
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankan-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kan- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánati →Every word from Sanskrit खनति →