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Where does “क्षीयते” come from?

क्षीयते (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

क्षीयते (Sanskrit): to diminish, waste away; to wane; to decrease

Definitions

  1. to diminish, waste away; to wane; to decrease

Ancestry of “क्षीयते”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰiyátay—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰiyátay—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
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