Where does “छद्” come from?
छद् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
छद् (Sanskrit): cover; to cover
Ancestry of “छद्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |