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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

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “शीर्षन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśr̥Hṣá—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćr̥Hšá—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérh₂-sō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “शीर्षन्”

  • ṣiṣ
  • shish
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