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Due to its presence in Vedic texts, an Indo-European origin has been sought; however, little has been found. खद्(khad, “to be steady, be hard”) is apparently a back-formation from खदिर(khadira), and proposed relations to खाद्(khād) are phonetically and semantically unconvincing.
Due to the plant's status as native to South and Southeast Asia, it could be a loanword from a local language, such as Dravidian or Munda.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 445
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 301
