Where does “ศก” come from?

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

ศก (Thai): headhair; era; year

Definitions

  1. headhair; era; year

Ancestry of “ศก”, step by step

ศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशकyear
2Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
3Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Old Khmer saka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmersakaheadhair

Words derived from “ศก”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 →Every word from Sanskrit शक →