Where does “शीस” come from?

शीस (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit शीर्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá.

शीस (Marathi): the just-formed fruit of cucurbitaceous plants appearing as a knob or head behind the flower

Definitions

  1. the just-formed fruit of cucurbitaceous plants appearing as a knob or head behind the flower

Ancestry of “शीस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशीर्षhead, skull
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*śr̥Hsá—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá →Every word from Sanskrit शीर्ष →