Where does “खन्” come from?

खन् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

खन् (Sanskrit): to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,...

Definitions

  1. to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,...

Ancestry of “खन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अक-er
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “खन्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas →