Where does “पशु” come from?

पशु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

पशु (Sanskrit): cattle, kine; any domesticated animal

Definitions

  1. cattle, kine; any domesticated animal

Ancestry of “पशु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanpáśu—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “पशु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →