Where does “şâxa” come from?

şâxa (Khalaj) comes from Persian شاخه, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

şâxa (Khalaj): branch of a tree

Definitions

  1. branch of a tree

Ancestry of “şâxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاخهbranch of a tree
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Persian شاخه →