Where does “kšáyati” come from?

kšáyati (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

kšáyati (Proto-Indo-Iranian): he rules, he has power over

Definitions

  1. he rules, he has power over

Ancestry of “kšáyati”, step by step

kšáyati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European teḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Proto-Indo-European tke-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantke-to gain power over, gain control over

Words derived from “kšáyati

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-