Where does “अजमोदक” come from?

अजमोदक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haȷ́ás — goat.

Ancestry of “अजमोदक”, step by step

अजमोदक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअजgoat, ram; troop; beam of the sun
2Proto-Indo-IranianHaȷ́ásgoat

via Sanskrit मोदक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमोदक—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haȷ́ás →Every word from Sanskrit अज →