Where does “ਕਿਰਪਾਨ” come from?
ਕਿਰਪਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit कृपाण, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “ਕਿਰਪਾਨ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कृपाण | sword, dagger |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “ਕਿਰਪਾਨ”