Where does “ਖੱਬੂ” come from?

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

ਖੱਬੂ (Punjabi): lefty, southpaw left-handed person

Definitions

  1. lefty, southpaw left-handed person

Ancestry of “ਖੱਬੂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਖੱਬਾleft, left-hand
2Prakrit𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯
3Sanskritखर्वmutilated, crippled, injured, imperfect
Every word from Sanskrit खर्वEvery word from Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯Every word from Punjabi ਖੱਬਾ