Where does “sīsa” come from?

sīsa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit शीर्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá.

sīsa (Pali): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “sīsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशीर्षhead, skull
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*śr̥Hsá—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá →Every word from Sanskrit शीर्ष →