Where does “शङ्कते” come from?

शङ्कते (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śánkatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćánkatay, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

शङ्कते (Sanskrit): to doubt, to be unsure or uncertain; to suppose,...

Definitions

  1. to doubt, to be unsure or uncertain; to suppose,...

Ancestry of “शङ्कते”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśánkatay—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćánkatay—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćánkatay →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śánkatay →