Where does “sloka” come from?

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

sloka (English): Alternative form of shloka

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of shloka

Ancestry of “sloka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshlokaA distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line...
2Sanskritश्लोकsound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśláwkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas →