Where does “*kšnáwti” come from?

*kšnáwti (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ksnéwti, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

*kšnáwti (Proto-Indo-Iranian): to whet, sharpen

Definitions

  1. to whet, sharpen

Ancestry of “*kšnáwti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanksnéwtito scrape, sharpen
2Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “*kšnáwti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnéwti →