Where does “శస్త్రము” come from?

శస్త్రము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit शस्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćastrám, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

శస్త్రము (Telugu): A weapon; A surgical instrument a knife

Definitions

  1. A weapon; A surgical instrument a knife

Ancestry of “శస్త్రము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशस्त्रinvocation, praise; reciting, recitation; sword
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćastrám—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćastrám →Every word from Sanskrit शस्त्र →