Where does “कषति” come from?

कषति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

कषति (Sanskrit): to rub, scratch, scrape

Definitions

  1. to rub, scratch, scrape

Ancestry of “कषति”, step by step

कषति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कष्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
2Sanskritकृष्to farm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

via Proto-Indo-European kars-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “कषति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →