Where does “चक्षुदान” come from?

चक्षुदान (Hindi) comes from Hindi चक्षु, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

चक्षुदान (Hindi): eye donation

Definitions

  1. eye donation

Ancestry of “चक्षुदान”, step by step

चक्षुदान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चक्षु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचक्षुeye
2Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Hindi दान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदानgift, offering, something given
2HebrewדָּןDan; one who judges
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →