Where does “కషాయము” come from?

కషాయము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

కషాయము (Telugu): a decoction; an extract

Definitions

  1. a decoction; an extract

Ancestry of “కషాయము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकषायastringent
2Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars-Every word from Sanskrit कषाय