Where does “ശാകം” come from?

ശാകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शाक, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

ശാകം (Malayalam): shaka year

Definitions

  1. shaka year

Ancestry of “ശാകം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाकvegetable; herb
2Sanskritशक्to be able; can
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शाक →