Where does “kham” come from?

kham (Pali) comes from Sanskrit क्षम्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

kham (Pali): to find bearable

Definitions

  1. to find bearable

Ancestry of “kham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षम्ground, earth; to submit; endure, suffer; pardon,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
3Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
4Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →