𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram

Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra)

Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta)

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- + *-trom. Cognate with Pali khetta.

Noun

𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta) n (Devanagari खेत्त)

1. Alternative form of 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chĕtta, “field”)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: खेत (khet)
    • Urdu: کھیت (khet)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: খেতি (kheti)
    • Bengali: খেত (khet), ক্ষেত (khet)
  • Odia: ଖେତ (kheta)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਖੇਤ (khet), ਖੇਤਰ (khetar), ਖਿੱਤਾ (khittā)

    Shahmukhi script: کھیت (khet), کھیتَر (khetar), کِھتّا (khittā)

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa: खेत्त (khetta)
    • Gujarati: ખેતર (khetar), ખેત (khet)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣḗtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 195