Where does “कृपाण” come from?

कृपाण (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

कृपाण (Sanskrit): sword, dagger

Definitions

  1. sword, dagger

Ancestry of “कृपाण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “कृपाण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →