Where does “शरीर” come from?

शरीर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

शरीर (Sanskrit): body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...

Definitions

  1. body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...

Ancestry of “शरीर”, step by step

शरीर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शॄ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशॄto crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ćriHrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćriHrásbeautiful, splendid

Words derived from “शरीर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit शॄ →