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
- sound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...
Ancestry of “श्लोक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śláwkas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “श्लोक”