Where does “[[śāka]], [[śaka]]” come from?

[[śāka]], [[śaka]] (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit शक, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

Ancestry of “[[śāka]], [[śaka]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशकyear
2Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
3Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes
Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠Every word from Sanskrit शक