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Where does “shikha” come from?

shikha (English) comes from Sanskrit शिखा — plume, tuft of hair; peacock's crest; ray of...

shikha (English): The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of...

Definitions

  1. The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of...

Ancestry of “shikha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिखाplume, tuft of hair; peacock's crest; ray of...
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