Where does “ششک” come from?

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

ششک (Urdu): rabbit; hare

Definitions

  1. rabbit; hare

Ancestry of “ششک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशशकrabbit; hare; man of a particular character
2Sanskritशशhare, rabbit; antelope; a kind of meteor
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćasáshare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćasás →Every word from Sanskrit शश →