Where does “शीर्ष” come from?

शीर्ष (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शीर्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá.

शीर्ष (Hindi): head, apex, top; vertex

Definitions

  1. head, apex, top; vertex

Ancestry of “शीर्ष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशीर्षhead, skull
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*śr̥Hsá—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá →Every word from Sanskrit शीर्ष →