Where does “शिलालेख” come from?

शिलालेख (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

शिलालेख (Sanskrit): a rock inscription

Definitions

  1. a rock inscription

Ancestry of “शिलालेख”, step by step

शिलालेख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शिला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

via Sanskrit लेख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलेखwriting; letter; line, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →