Where does “शीर्षन्” come from?
शीर्षन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śr̥Hṣá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hšá, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérh₂-sō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
शीर्षन् (Sanskrit): head
Ancestry of “शीर्षन्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śr̥Hṣá | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćr̥Hšá | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérh₂-sō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “शीर्षन्”