Where does “कक्षा” come from?

कक्षा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

कक्षा (Sanskrit): any place surrounded by walls (as a courtyard)

Definitions

  1. any place surrounded by walls (as a courtyard)

Ancestry of “कक्षा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकक्षarmpit; a room or apartment or other segregated...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáćšasarmpit
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas →Every word from Sanskrit कक्ष →