Where does “वृक्षशायिका” come from?

वृक्षशायिका (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वृक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás — tree.

वृक्षशायिका (Sanskrit): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “वृक्षशायिका”, step by step

वृक्षशायिका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वृक्ष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृक्षa tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwr̥ṭṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwr̥ćšástree

via Sanskrit शायिका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशायिका—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás →Every word from Sanskrit वृक्ष →