Where does “पुष्पशाक” come from?

पुष्पशाक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शाक, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

पुष्पशाक (Sanskrit): “the flower vegetable” cauliflower

Definitions

  1. “the flower vegetable” cauliflower

Ancestry of “पुष्पशाक”, step by step

पुष्पशाक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शाक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाकvegetable; herb
2Sanskritशक्to be able; can
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

via Sanskrit पुष्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुष्पflower, blossom; the menstrual flux; a particular...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शाक →