Where does “श्मश्रु” come from?
श्मश्रु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European smoḱru, from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ — beard.
श्मश्रु (Sanskrit): beard; moustache
Ancestry of “श्मश्रु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | smoḱru | beard |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | smóḱwr̥ | beard |