Where does “shloka” come from?

shloka (English) comes from Sanskrit श्लोक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

shloka (English): A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line...

Definitions

A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line...

Ancestry of “shloka”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	श्लोक	sound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	śláwkas	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	ḱlew-	to hear
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱel-	to cover; to incline

Words derived from “shloka”

sloka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas →