Where does “ฉศก” come from?

ฉศก (Thai) comes from Thai ศก, from Sanskrit शक, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

ฉศก (Thai): Lesser Era year whose final figure is six, as...

Definitions

Lesser Era year whose final figure is six, as...

Ancestry of “ฉศก”, step by step

ฉศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศก

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ศก	headhair; era; year
2	Sanskrit	शक	year
3	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣𐎠	Scythia
4	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣	Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Thai ฉ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ฉ	sixth; six
2	Pali	cha	six
3	Pali	māsa	a month; mungo bean, black matpe bean, "Vigna...
4	Sanskrit	माष	any Old World bean; urad

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