Where does “aṃsa” come from?

aṃsa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अंश, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos.

aṃsa (Pali): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “aṃsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअंशa share, portion, part, party; partition,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHánćaspart, portion, share
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ónḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas →Every word from Sanskrit अंश →