Where does “Shankar” come from?
Shankar derives from Sanskrit शंकर, formed from Sanskrit कर and Sanskrit कृ, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European kʷer- meaning to make or do.
Shankar (English): used commonly in India
Definitions
- used commonly in India
Ancestry of “Shankar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शंकर | causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर | doer, maker; hand; tax |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ताल | the palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 5 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |