Where does “શાકભાજી” come from?

શાકભાજી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati શાક, from Sanskrit शाक, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

શાકભાજી (Gujarati): vegetables, greens

Definitions

  1. vegetables, greens

Ancestry of “શાકભાજી”, step by step

શાકભાજી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati શાક

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiશાકvegetable
2Sanskritशाकvegetable; herb
3Sanskritशक्to be able; can
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

via Gujarati ભાજી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiભાજીvegetables, greens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शाक →