Where does “క్షితి” come from?
క్షితి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit क्षिति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
క్షితి (Telugu): The earth; one hundred trillions or one hundred...
Definitions
- The earth; one hundred trillions or one hundred...
Ancestry of “క్షితి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षिति | wane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰítiṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰítiš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |