Where does “śāka” come from?

śāka (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

śāka (Old Javanese): vegetable, greens

Definitions

  1. vegetable, greens

Ancestry of “śāka”, step by step

śāka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शाखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

via Sanskrit शक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशकyear
2Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
3Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

Words derived from “śāka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH →