Where does “अवकर्षति” come from?

अवकर्षति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कर्षति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

अवकर्षति (Sanskrit): to turn off

Definitions

  1. to turn off

Ancestry of “अवकर्षति”, step by step

अवकर्षति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कर्षति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्षतिto draw, drag, pull, tear; to lead, conduct; to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankárṣati—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

via Sanskrit अव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati →