Where does “ಶಂಕೆ” come from?
ಶಂಕೆ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit शङ्क्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
ಶಂಕೆ (Kannada): suspicion, doubt
Ancestry of “ಶಂಕೆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शङ्क् | to doubt; to hesitate; to suppose, assume |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |