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Where does “kṣipáti” come from?

kṣipáti (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšwipáti, from Proto-Indo-European kswip-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Ancestry of “kṣipáti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankšwipátito cast off, to fling
2Proto-Indo-Europeankswip-é-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Words derived from “kṣipáti”

  • क्षिपति
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