Where does “चक्षुस्” come from?

चक्षुस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

चक्षुस् (Sanskrit): light; clearness

Definitions

  1. light; clearness

Ancestry of “चक्षुस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “चक्षुस्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →