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Where does “पर्शु” come from?

पर्शु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

पर्शु (Sanskrit): a rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man

Definitions

  1. a rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man

Ancestry of “पर्शु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “पर्शु”

  • पसली
  • પાંસળી
  • 𑀧𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆
  • प्रशु
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