Where does “प्रक्षालन” come from?
प्रक्षालन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क्षालन, from Sanskrit क्षल्, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.
प्रक्षालन (Sanskrit): washing, cleaning, purifying
Definitions
- washing, cleaning, purifying
Ancestry of “प्रक्षालन”, step by step
प्रक्षालन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit क्षालन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षालन | washing, cleaning, purifying |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्षल् | to wash, wash off |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्षर् | to flow, melt, perish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |
via Sanskrit प्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्र | before; forwards; forth; very, excessive, much;... |