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Where does “Takkasilā” come from?

Takkasilā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit तक्षशिला, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

Ancestry of “Takkasilā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतक्षशिलाTaxila
2Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

Words derived from “Takkasilā”

  • တက္ကသိုလ်
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →