Where does “Teksas” come from?

Teksas (Polish) comes from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “Teksas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTexasSeveral places in the United States
2SpanishTexas—
3SpanishTejas—
4Sanskritतेजस्the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a...
5Proto-Indo-Aryantáyȷ́as—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Teksas”

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