Where does “க்ஷீணம்” come from?

க்ஷீணம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit क्षीण, from Sanskrit क्षि, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

க்ஷீணம் (Tamil): wasting away, decay

Definitions

  1. wasting away, decay

Ancestry of “க்ஷீணம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षीणwasted; weakened; delicate
2Sanskritक्षिto destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षि →Every word from Sanskrit क्षीण →