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Where does “क्षिपति” come from?

क्षिपति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kṣipáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšwipáti, from Proto-Indo-European kswip-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

क्षिपति (Sanskrit): to throw, to fling; to cast off; to move hastily

Definitions

  1. to throw, to fling; to cast off; to move hastily

Ancestry of “क्षिपति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankṣipáti—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšwipátito cast off, to fling
3Proto-Indo-Europeankswip-é-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
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