Where does “खनक” come from?
खनक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit खन्, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
खनक (Sanskrit): one who digs, digger, excavator
Definitions
- one who digs, digger, excavator
Ancestry of “खनक”, step by step
खनक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit खन्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | खन् | to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अक | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Hindi खनकना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | खनकना | to clink, jingle, clash, clatter |
| 2 | Sanskrit | खणखणायते | to utter or give out any peculiar sound, tick, tinkle, crack |