Where does “पार्श्वगायक” come from?

पार्श्वगायक (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit पार्श्व, from Sanskrit पर्शु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

पार्श्वगायक (Marathi): playback singer

Definitions

  1. playback singer

Ancestry of “पार्श्वगायक”, step by step

पार्श्वगायक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पार्श्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपार्श्वside, flank
2Sanskritपर्शुa rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Marathi गायक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiगायकsinger
2Sanskritगायकsinger; musician; singer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Sanskrit पर्शु →