Where does “塔克西拉” come from?

塔克西拉 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit तक्षशिला, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

塔克西拉 (Chinese): Taxila historic city in modern Pakistan

Definitions

  1. Taxila historic city in modern Pakistan

Ancestry of “塔克西拉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतक्षशिलाTaxila
2Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →Every word from Sanskrit तक्षशिला →