Where does “ਖੱਬਾ” come from?

ਖੱਬਾ (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯, from Sanskrit खर्व — mutilated, crippled, injured, imperfect.

ਖੱਬਾ (Punjabi): left, left-hand

Definitions

  1. left, left-hand

Ancestry of “ਖੱਬਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯—
2Sanskritखर्वmutilated, crippled, injured, imperfect

Words derived from “ਖੱਬਾ”

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