𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tek-der.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatríyas
Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣatríyas
Sanskrit क्ष॒त्रिय॑ (kṣatríya)
Prakrit 𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅

    Inherited from Sanskrit क्ष॒त्रिय॑ (kṣatríya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣatríyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatríyas (“ruler, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to obtain, receive, get”).

    Noun

    𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (khattia) m (Devanagari खत्तिअ)

    1. a kshatriya, warrior-king

    Descendants

    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “खत्तिअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 271.
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