Where does “शल्यक्रिया” come from?

शल्यक्रिया (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क्रिया, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

शल्यक्रिया (Sanskrit): surgery

Definitions

  1. surgery

Ancestry of “शल्यक्रिया”, step by step

शल्यक्रिया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit क्रिया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्रियाdoing, performing, performance, occupation with (in compounds), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour
2Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-

via Sanskrit शल्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशल्यa dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel(h₃)-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-Every word from Sanskrit धाEvery word from Sanskrit