Where does “केश” come from?

केश (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas.

केश (Sanskrit): hair; the mane; a kind of perfume

Definitions

  1. hair; the mane; a kind of perfume

Ancestry of “केश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankáyśas—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáyćas ~ gáyćas—

Words derived from “केश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas →