Where does “क्षालन” come from?

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

क्षालन (Sanskrit): washing, cleaning, purifying

Definitions

  1. washing, cleaning, purifying

Ancestry of “क्षालन”, step by step

क्षालन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit क्षल्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षल्to wash, wash off
2Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt

via Sanskrit अन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
2Sanskritअन्to breathe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “क्षालन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षर् →