Where does “कपिशाक” come from?

कपिशाक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कपि, from Sanskrit स्थल, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

कपिशाक (Sanskrit): broccoli

Definitions

  1. broccoli

Ancestry of “कपिशाक”, step by step

कपिशाक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कपि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकपिape, monkey; elephant; Indian gooseberry
2Sanskritस्थलchapter, section; Name of a son of बल; a heap of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Sanskrit शाक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाकvegetable; herb
2Sanskritशक्to be able; can
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Sanskrit स्थल →Every word from Sanskrit कपि →