Where does “*kšudrás” come from?

*kšudrás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

*kšudrás (Proto-Indo-Iranian): minute, small

Definitions

  1. minute, small

Ancestry of “*kšudrás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
2Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “*kšudrás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →