Where does “விசாகப்பட்டினம்” come from?

விசாகப்பட்டினம் (Tamil) comes from Telugu విశాఖపట్నం, from Telugu విశాఖ, from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

Ancestry of “விசாகப்பட்டினம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవిశాఖపట్నం—
2Teluguవిశాఖmain road
3Sanskritविशाखाthe 14th lunar asterism
4Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
5Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH →