Where does “तक्षशिला” come from?

तक्षशिला (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

तक्षशिला (Sanskrit): Taxila

Definitions

  1. Taxila

Ancestry of “तक्षशिला”, step by step

तक्षशिला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शिला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

via Sanskrit तक्ष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतक्षcarpenter

Words derived from “तक्षशिला”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →