Where does “शिरस्” come from?

शिरस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

शिरस् (Sanskrit): head, skull; the upper end or highest part of...

Definitions

  1. head, skull; the upper end or highest part of...

Ancestry of “शिरस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “शिरस्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has
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