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
- to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,...
Ancestry of “खन्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | -अक | -er |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |