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Where does “kšatrám” come from?

kšatrám (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

kšatrám (Proto-Indo-Iranian): kingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign

Definitions

  1. kingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign

Ancestry of “kšatrám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “kšatrám”

  • Artaxerxes
  • satrap
  • Shahrazad
  • kshatriya
  • satrapal
  • satrapic
  • satrapess
  • satrapian
  • satrapes
  • satraps
  • Artaxerxes
  • satrapa
  • satrape
  • sátrapa
  • satrapo
  • сатрап
  • кшатрия
  • sátrapa
  • 剎帝利
  • kŝatrio
  • satrapa
  • kšatrija
  • šeher
  • satrap
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