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

  1. a shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...

Ancestry of “शङ्ख”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśankʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćankʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóngʰ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

Words derived from “शङ्ख”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →