Where does “कु॒क्षि” come from?

कु॒क्षि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kuṭṣíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kućšíš, from Proto-Indo-European kuḱis, from Proto-Indo-European kew-k-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “कु॒क्षि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankuṭṣíṣ
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankućšíš
3Proto-Indo-Europeankuḱispubic hair; vulva
4Proto-Indo-Europeankew-k-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “कु॒क्षि

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew-k-
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