Where does “ਖੱਤਾ” come from?

ਖੱਤਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit क्षत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kṣatrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

ਖੱਤਾ (Punjabi): bedstead

Definitions

  1. bedstead

Ancestry of “ਖੱਤਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षत्रdominion, supremacy, power, might; government,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankṣatrám—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
4Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám →