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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Indo-European *tk-éh₁- (acquisition), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to take by the hand; to receive, obtain). Cognate with Ancient Greek κτάομαι (ktáomai, to get, acquire), Persian شاه (šâh, king, shah).[1][2]

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    क्षि (kṣi)[3][4]

    1. to possess, have power over, rule, govern, be master of
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (to settle, dwell). Cognate with Ancient Greek κτίζω (ktízō, to people; to establish), English home.[5][6]

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      क्षि (kṣi)[7][8]

      1. to dwell, abide, stay, reside
      2. to remain
      3. to inhabit
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      Etymology 3

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        Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰi-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (to perish, destroy).[9][10]

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        क्षि (kṣi)[11][12]

        1. to destroy, corrupt, ruin, perish
        2. to kill, injure
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        References

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        • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “क्षि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
        • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 29
        • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “क्षि”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
        1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “KṢAY¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 426-7
        2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “kþē(i)-, kþə(i)-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 626
        3. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “क्षि 1.kshi”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 327, column 3.
        4. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “kṣā [2]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
        5. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 427
        6. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “k̑þei-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 626
        7. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “क्षि 2.kshi”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 327, column 3.
        8. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “kṣay [2]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
        9. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen[3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 428
        10. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “ghđei(ə-)”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 487
        11. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “क्षि 4.kshi”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 328, column 1.
        12. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “kṣay [3]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University