Where does “ขรุขระ” come from?

ขรุขระ (Thai) comes from Pali khāra, from Sanskrit क्षर, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

ขรุขระ (Thai): bumpy; uneven; rough

Definitions

  1. bumpy; uneven; rough

Ancestry of “ขรุขระ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikhāradonkey
2Sanskritक्षरperishable
3Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
4Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-Every word from Sanskrit क्षर्
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