Where does “क्षम्” come from?

क्षम् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

क्षम् (Sanskrit): ground, earth; to submit; endure, suffer; pardon,...

Definitions

  1. ground, earth; to submit; endure, suffer; pardon,...

Ancestry of “क्षम्”, step by step

क्षम् traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
2Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
3Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Proto-Indo-Iranian kšamH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniankšamH-to bear, to endure
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰse-mH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansegʷʰ-to be strong

via Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰā́s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰā́s—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰžā́s—

Words derived from “क्षम्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →