Where does “شاخ” come from?

شاخ (Urdu) comes from Persian شاخ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

شاخ (Urdu): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “شاخ”, step by step

شاخ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شاخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاخhorn, antler; a branch, bough, shoot, sucker,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

via Classical Persian شَاخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشَاخ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH →Every word from Persian شاخ →