Where does “क्षर” come from?

क्षर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

क्षर (Sanskrit): perishable

Definitions

  1. perishable

Ancestry of “क्षर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
2Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt

Words derived from “क्षर

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-Every word from Sanskrit क्षर्