Where does “शीर्षस्थ” come from?
शीर्षस्थ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शीर्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá.
शीर्षस्थ (Hindi): leading, preeminent
Ancestry of “शीर्षस्थ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शीर्ष | head, skull |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *śr̥Hsá | — |