Where does “शृङ्ग” come from?

शृङ्ग (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hngám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hnám, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

शृङ्ग (Sanskrit): the horn of an animal; the tusk of an elephant;...

Definitions

  1. the horn of an animal; the tusk of an elephant;...

Ancestry of “शृङ्ग”, step by step

शृङ्ग traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hngám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćr̥Hngám
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćr̥Hnám
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-nó-m
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Proto-Indo-European ḱer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂n-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂n-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-no-

Words derived from “शृङ्ग

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-nó-mEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥Hnám