Where does “शशक” come from?

शशक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शश, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćasás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

शशक (Sanskrit): rabbit; hare; man of a particular character

Definitions

  1. rabbit; hare; man of a particular character

Ancestry of “शशक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशशhare, rabbit; antelope; a kind of meteor
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćasáshare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “शशक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćasás →Every word from Sanskrit शश →
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