Where does “Vishakha” come from?

Vishakha (English) comes from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

Vishakha (English): the 14th (later 16th) lunar asterism (figured by a decorated arch and containing four or originally two stars under the regency of a dual divinity, इन्द्र and अग्नि; it is probably to be connected with the quadrangle of stars ι, α, β, γ Librae

Definitions

  1. the 14th (later 16th) lunar asterism (figured by a decorated arch and containing four or originally two stars under the regency of a dual divinity, इन्द्र and अग्नि; it is probably to be connected with the quadrangle of stars ι, α, β, γ Librae

Ancestry of “Vishakha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविशाखाthe 14th lunar asterism
2Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH →