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.

ਕਿਰਪਾਨ (Punjabi): sabre, scimitar

Definitions

  1. sabre, scimitar

Ancestry of “ਕਿਰਪਾਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृपाणsword, dagger
2Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “ਕਿਰਪਾਨ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Sanskrit कृपाण →
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