Where does “केसर” come from?

केसर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan káysaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káysaras, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

केसर (Sanskrit): hair; mane; any fiber or filament of flowers or...

Definitions

  1. hair; mane; any fiber or filament of flowers or...

Ancestry of “केसर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankáysaras—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáysaras—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “केसर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káysaras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan káysaras →