Where does “Shirshak” come from?

Shirshak (English) comes from Hindi शीर्षक, from Sanskrit शीर्षक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

Ancestry of “Shirshak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशीर्षकheading, headline; title
2Sanskritशीर्षकthe head, skull
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit शीर्षक →
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