Where does “क्षीण” come from?

क्षीण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क्षि, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

क्षीण (Sanskrit): wasted; weakened; delicate

Definitions

  1. wasted; weakened; delicate

Ancestry of “क्षीण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षिto destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “क्षीण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षि →