शक्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (“to be able”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐-‎ (sak-, “to agree”), and Old English heahfore (“heifer”).

Root

शक् • (śak)

to be able
can

Derived terms

शक्ति (śakti, “strength”)
शक्यता (śakyatā, “possibility”)
शक्नोति (śaknoti)

Descendants

Hindi: सकना (saknā, “to be able, possible”)
→ Kannada: ಶಕ್ಯ (śakya, “possible”)

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