Where does “छिद्र” come from?

छिद्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sčidrás, from Proto-Indo-European skeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

छिद्र (Sanskrit): torn apart; pierced, containing holes; hole,...

Definitions

  1. torn apart; pierced, containing holes; hole,...

Ancestry of “छिद्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansčidrás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyd-to split, to divide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “छिद्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyd- →