Where does “स्कम्भ” come from?

स्कम्भ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

स्कम्भ (Sanskrit): prop, pillar, support; tower

Definitions

  1. prop, pillar, support; tower

Ancestry of “स्कम्भ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianskambʰáspillar, support
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “स्कम्भ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás →