Where does “शीर्षस्थ” come from?

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

शीर्षस्थ (Hindi): leading, preeminent

Definitions

  1. leading, preeminent

Ancestry of “शीर्षस्थ”, step by step

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