Where does “श्लोक” come from?

श्लोक (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

श्लोक (Sanskrit): sound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...

Definitions

  1. sound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...

Ancestry of “श्लोक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśláwkas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “श्लोक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas →