Where does “शक्” come from?

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

शक् (Sanskrit): to be able; can

Definitions

  1. to be able; can

Ancestry of “शक्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

Words derived from “शक्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek-