Where does “کھانا” come from?
کھانا (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡, from Sanskrit खादन, from Sanskrit खाद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰād-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₂ed-.
کھانا (Urdu): to eat; food
Ancestry of “کھانا”, step by step
کھانا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀔𑀸𑀡 | the act of eating, food |
| 2 | Sanskrit | खादन | chewing, eating |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खाद् | to eat, chew, devour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kʰād- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷh₂ed- | — |
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | खादति | to chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kʰā́dati | — |