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Etymology of khana

Borrowed from Hindustani کھانا (khānā) / खाना (khānā), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana), from खाद् (khād, “to eat”, root) + -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂ed-.

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noun

food, a meal

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Borrowed from Hindustani کھانا (khānā) / खाना (khānā), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana), from खाद् (khād, “to eat”, root) + -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂ed-.

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