Where does “शक” come from?

शक (Sanskrit) comes from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

शक (Sanskrit): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “शक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
2Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

Words derived from “शक”

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