Where does “खलति” come from?

खलति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

खलति (Sanskrit): to shake

Definitions

  1. to shake

Ancestry of “खलति”, step by step

खलति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kolH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Sanskrit स्खलति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्खलतिstumbles, trips, totters, wavers, fluctuates
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH-
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