English
shakti
Shakti comes from Sanskrit शक्ति ‘power, energy’, from शक् ‘to be able to’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱek-‘to be able, capable’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćak-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*śak-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशक्śak‘to be able to’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशक्तिśákti‘power, energy’
- Englishtodayshakti
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱek-‘to be able, capable’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćak-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*śak-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशक्śak‘to be able to’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशक्तिśákti‘power, energy’
- Englishtodayshakti
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- ‘to be able, capable’
Today it means
noun the divine force that pervades the universe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- / shakti