Cognate Set 385 – Meaning: eat

IE-CoR reference form:
*kʰād-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-Iranic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Modern Indic cognates to be connected with Vedic khād- 'chew, bite; eat' (cf. Turner 1962–1966:203, no. 3865). No certain cognates outside of Indo-Iranic (EWAia I:451-452, cf. LIV² 359-360).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 14 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
25   Bengali khāoẏā খাওয়া kʰaoa
29   Hindi khānā खाना kʰɑnɑ kʰɑnɑ
33   Marathi khāṇe खाणे kʰaɳe
31   Nepali khānu खानु kʰanu
23   Sinhalese kanavā කනවා
26   Maithili khānā खाना kʰɑnɑ
30   Urdu khānā کھانا kʰɑnɑ
34   Kashmiri khyon کھیون cʰon kʰjon cf. 'drink' lexeme 9074
27   Magahi khānā खाना kʰanɑ
28   Bhojpuri khānā खाना kʰɑnɑ
35   Palula khóo کھو kʰoː kʰóo
36   Gawri khāg کھاگ kʰɒːɡ̥ kʰɒːɡ LH
24   Assamese khûwā খোৱা kʰʊwɑ
32   Punjabi kʰāṇā ਖਾਣਾ
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:451-452
    S.v. Ved. √khād- 'kauen, zerbeißen, essen, fressen, verzehren'. Cf. NPers. xāyīdan 'kauen' if from *kʰād-, Baluči khāδαγ 'eat', Khot. khaca 'food' (if from *xad-čā). Further connections are not certain.
  • Rix, Helmut: 359-360
    Cf. s.v. ?*k⁽ʷ⁾h₂ed- '(zer)quetschen' [IEW 634 Anm.]. Only Indo-Iranian cognates.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 203-204
    S.v. 3865 Ved. khā́dati 'chews, bites' RV.