Where does “शफ” come from?
शफ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćapʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.
शफ (Sanskrit): hoof; claw; a wooden implement shaped like a claw
Definitions
- hoof; claw; a wooden implement shaped like a claw
Ancestry of “शफ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćapʰás | hoof |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoph₂ós | hoof |