Where does “Taxila” come from?

Taxila (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα, from Sanskrit तक्षशिला, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

Ancestry of “Taxila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤάξιλα—
2Sanskritतक्षशिलाTaxila
3Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

Words derived from “Taxila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →Every word from Sanskrit तक्षशिला →