Where does “क्षय” come from?

क्षय (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

क्षय (Sanskrit): decay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,...

Definitions

  1. decay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,...

Ancestry of “क्षय”, step by step

क्षय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰayás—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰayás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

via Sanskrit क्षि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षिto destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “क्षय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás →