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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”

  • శిరస్సు
  • सिर
  • शिरोमणि
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀭
  • सिरु
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