Where does “क्षाम” come from?
क्षाम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कष, from Hindi कृष्णा, from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.
क्षाम (Sanskrit): burning to ashes, charring
Definitions
- burning to ashes, charring
Ancestry of “क्षाम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कष | rubbing |
| 2 | Hindi | कृष्णा | a name of Draupadi the wife of the 5 |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृष्ण | black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥ṣnás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |