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Where does “ศศะ” come from?

ศศะ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit शश, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćasás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

ศศะ (Thai): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “ศศะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशशhare, rabbit; antelope; a kind of meteor
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćasáshare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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