Where does “Taškent” come from?

Taškent (Finnish) comes from Russian Ташке́нт, from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

Ancestry of “Taškent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТашке́нт—
2UzbekToshkent—
3Chagataiتاشکند—
4Persianکندblunt; dull; slow
5Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
Every word from Sanskrit खण्ड →Every word from Persian کند →Every word from Chagatai تاشکند →