Where does “क्षितिज” come from?
क्षितिज (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क्षिति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
Ancestry of “क्षितिज”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षिति | wane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰítiṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰítiš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |
Words derived from “क्षितिज”