Where does “śánkatay” come from?

śánkatay (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćánkatay, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “śánkatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćánkatay—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “śánkatay”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćánkatay →