Where does “शोक” come from?

शोक (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian śṓcati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

शोक (Sanskrit): flame, glow, heat, burning; sorrow, affliction,...

Definitions

  1. flame, glow, heat, burning; sorrow, affliction,...

Ancestry of “शोक”, step by step

शोक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian śṓcati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianśṓcati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Proto-Indo-Iranian śúcyati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianśúcyatishines, glares, gleams

Words derived from “शोक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śṓcati →