Where does “ਖੀਰ” come from?

ਖੀਰ (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀭, from Sanskrit क्षीर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.

ਖੀਰ (Punjabi): kheer rice pudding

Definitions

  1. kheer rice pudding

Ancestry of “ਖੀਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀔𑀻𑀭milk
2Sanskritक्षीरmilk
3Proto-Indo-AryankṣiHrám—
4Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kṣiHrám →Every word from Sanskrit क्षीर →