शिरस्

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) head, skull
  • the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit, pinnacle, acme
  • the forepart or van (of an army)
  • the beginning (of a verse)
  • the head, leader, chief, foremost, first (of a class)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śŕ̥Has inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱŕ̥h₂-os.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱŕ̥h₂-os

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