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खाद्

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂ed-.[1]

    Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍-𐬑𐬀𐬛𐬀- (vī-xada-, to squeeze apart), Parthian 𐫟𐫀𐫉𐫏𐫗𐫅 (xʾzynd, to devour), modern Persian خاییدن (xâyidan),[2] Old Armenian խածանեմ (xacanem),[3][4] and Proto-Slavic *kǫsàti (to bite).

    Pronunciation

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    Root

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    खाद् (khād)

    1. to eat, chew, devour

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    References

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    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*k(u̯)h₂ed-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 359
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “KHĀD”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 451
    3. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*xād”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 445
    4. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956), “khā́dati”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 308

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