Where does “शब्दकोश” come from?

शब्दकोश (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शब्दकोश, from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

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Ancestry of “शब्दकोश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दकोशdictionary
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →
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