Where does “भवक्षय” come from?
भवक्षय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क्षय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
भवक्षय (Sanskrit): end of existence
Definitions
- end of existence
Ancestry of “भवक्षय”, step by step
भवक्षय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit क्षय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षय | decay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰayás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰayás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |
via Sanskrit भव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भव | coming into existence, birth, production, origin (= भाव Vop.; ifc., with f(आ). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. &c |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |