Where does “śankʰás” come from?

śankʰás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

Ancestry of “śankʰás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćankʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóngʰ-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

Words derived from “śankʰás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →