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Where does “कृश” come from?

कृश (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥ćás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- — to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

कृश (Sanskrit): emaciated; thin, lean; weak, feeble

Definitions

  1. emaciated; thin, lean; weak, feeble

Ancestry of “कृश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥śás—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥ćásthin, emaciated; lean
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥ḱósthin, emaciated
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerḱ-to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

Words derived from “कृश”

  • kurus
  • kisa
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