Where does “क्ष्णोत्र” come from?
क्ष्णोत्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ksnéw-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
क्ष्णोत्र (Sanskrit): a whetstone a hard stone with a flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool
Definitions
- a whetstone a hard stone with a flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool
Ancestry of “क्ष्णोत्र”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *ksnéw-tro-m | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |