Where does “कषाय” come from?
कषाय (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
कषाय (Sanskrit): astringent
Definitions
- astringent
Ancestry of “कषाय”, step by step
कषाय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European kars-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kars- | to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Proto-Dravidian *kac-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | *kac- | to be bitter |