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Where does “کھانا” come from?

کھانا (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit खादति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati.

کھانا (Punjabi): to eat; food

Definitions

  1. to eat; food

Ancestry of “کھانا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखादतिto chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰā́dati—
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