Where does “तक्षशिला” come from?

तक्षशिला (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तक्षशिला, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

Ancestry of “तक्षशिला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतक्षशिलाTaxila
2Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →Every word from Sanskrit तक्षशिला →