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

  1. The earth; one hundred trillions or one hundred...

Ancestry of “క్షితి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षितिwane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰítiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰítiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš →