Where does “वैशाख” come from?

वैशाख (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

वैशाख (Sanskrit): full-moon day in the month of Vaiśākha

Definitions

  1. full-moon day in the month of Vaiśākha

Ancestry of “वैशाख”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविशाखाthe 14th lunar asterism
2Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

Words derived from “वैशाख”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH →