Where does “ਖੇਵਾ” come from?

ਖੇਵਾ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi क्षेप, from Sanskrit क्षिप्, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

ਖੇਵਾ (Punjabi): boatman

Definitions

  1. boatman

Ancestry of “ਖੇਵਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्षेपthrowing, casting; throw, casting
2Sanskritक्षिप्to throw, cast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षिप् →Every word from Hindi क्षेप →
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