Comparative evidence

ḱsed

• OInd. kṣad- 'divide' (Whitney 1885: 27); 'cut', 'dissect', 'kill'; 'carve' (meat), 'distribute' (food); 'take food', 'consume', 'eat' (MW: 325)

References

MW = Monier-Williams, M. 1899. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press.
Whitney 1885 = Whitney W. D. 1885. The roots, verb forms and primary derivatives of the Sanskrit language. A supplement to his Sanskrit grammar. Leipzig.