Where does “ఖనకుడు” come from?

ఖనకుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit खनक, from Sanskrit खन्, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ఖనకుడు (Telugu): One who digs

Definitions

  1. One who digs

Ancestry of “ఖనకుడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखनकone who digs, digger, excavator
2Sanskritखन्to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,...
3Sanskrit-अक-er
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Sanskrit खन् →