Where does “क्षिति” come from?

क्षिति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

क्षिति (Sanskrit): wane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,...

Definitions

  1. wane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,...

Ancestry of “क्षिति”, step by step

क्षिति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰítiṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰítiš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

via Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣítiṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanṭṣítiṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćšítiš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantḱí-ti-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live

Words derived from “क्षिति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš →