Where does “ශාක” come from?
ශාක (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit शाक, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.
ශාක (Sinhalese): plant
Ancestry of “ශාක”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शाक | vegetable; herb |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शक् | to be able; can |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |