Where does “कषाय” come from?

कषाय (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

कषाय (Sanskrit): astringent

Definitions

  1. astringent

Ancestry of “कषाय”, step by step

कषाय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kars-

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

via Proto-Dravidian *kac-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*kac-to be bitter

Words derived from “कषाय

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars-
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