Where does “तक्षशिला” come from?
तक्षशिला (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.
तक्षशिला (Sanskrit): Taxila
Ancestry of “तक्षशिला”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शिला | stone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćHláH | — |
Words derived from “तक्षशिला”