Where does “भर्त्सक” come from?

भर्त्सक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

भर्त्सक (Sanskrit): a threatener, reviler

Definitions

  1. a threatener, reviler

Ancestry of “भर्त्सक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अक-er
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas →