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

Definitions

  1. plant

Ancestry of “ශාක”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाकvegetable; herb
2Sanskritशक्to be able; can
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शाक →