Where does “तर्कु” come from?
तर्कु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan tarkúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tarkúš, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
तर्कु (Sanskrit): spindle
Ancestry of “तर्कु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tarkúṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tarkúš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |