Where does “शाखा” come from?

शाखा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

शाखा (Sanskrit): branch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger

Definitions

  1. branch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger

Ancestry of “शाखा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

Words derived from “शाखा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH →