English
Shalya
Shalya comes from Sanskrit शल्य ‘dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱel(h₃)-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱel(h₃)-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशल्यśalya‘dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, arrow’
- EnglishtodayShalya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱel(h₃)-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशल्यśalya‘dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, arrow’
- EnglishtodayShalya
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel(h₃)-
Today it means
name The brother of Madri (mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), as well as the ruler of the Madra kingdom in the Mahabharata.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱel(h₃)- / Shalya