Where does “จักษุ” come from?

จักษุ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

จักษุ (Thai): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “จักษุ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “จักษุ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →