English
khanda
Khanda comes from Punjabi ਖੰਡਾ ‘khanda (sword)’, and goes back to Sanskrit खड्ग.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEखड्गkhaḍga‘a sword’
- Punjabimodernਖੰਡਾkhaṇḍā‘khanda (sword)’
- Englishtodaykhanda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEखड्गkhaḍga‘a sword’
- Punjabimodernਖੰਡਾkhaṇḍā‘khanda (sword)’
- Englishtodaykhanda
Every English word from Sanskrit खड्ग
Today it means
noun A double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit खड्ग / khanda