Where does “पार्श्व” come from?

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

पार्श्व (Sanskrit): side, flank

Definitions

  1. side, flank

Ancestry of “पार्श्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपर्शुa rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “पार्श्व”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Sanskrit पर्शु →