Where does “પાલક” come from?

પાલક (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit पालक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

પાલક (Gujarati): spinach; guardian, protector; horse-keeper

Definitions

  1. spinach; guardian, protector; horse-keeper

Ancestry of “પાલક”, step by step

પાલક traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पालक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपालकprotector
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

via Sanskrit पर्यङ्क

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपर्यङ्कfurniture for lying down: a bed, a couch
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit पालक →