Where does “क्षित” come from?
क्षित (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰitás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰitás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰi-tós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
क्षित (Sanskrit): wasted, decayed, exhausted
Definitions
- wasted, decayed, exhausted
Ancestry of “क्षित”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰitás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰitás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰi-tós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |