Where does “कष्” come from?

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

कष् (Sanskrit): to injure, destroy

Definitions

  1. to injure, destroy

Ancestry of “कष्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृष्to farm
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

Words derived from “कष्”

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