Where does “สก” come from?

สก (Thai) comes from Pali saka, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

สก (Thai): one's own

Definitions

  1. one's own

Ancestry of “สก”, step by step

สก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali saka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisakaone's own
2Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

via Khmer សក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសក់hair
2Proto-Austroasiatic*sukʔhair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH →