Where does “palak” come from?

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

palak (English): Spinach or similar greens

Definitions

  1. Spinach or similar greens

Ancestry of “palak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपालकspinach; protector
2Sanskritपालकprotector
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit पालक →