Where does “शरु” come from?

शरु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱérus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

शरु (Sanskrit): arrow, dart; any missile weapon

Definitions

  1. arrow, dart; any missile weapon

Ancestry of “शरु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéruspointed weapon; pointed stick, arrow, spear,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérus →