Where does “Takkasilā” come from?

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

Takkasilā (Pali): Taxila (an ancient city)

Definitions

  1. Taxila (an ancient city)

Ancestry of “Takkasilā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Takkasilā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →Every word from Sanskrit तक्षशिला →