Where does “शङ्ख” come from?
शङ्ख (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.
शङ्ख (Sanskrit): a shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...
Definitions
- a shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...
Ancestry of “शङ्ख”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śankʰás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćankʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóngʰ-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱongʰ- | shell, mussel |
Words derived from “शङ्ख”