The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromतक्षशिला
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΤάξιλα
- Latin · borrowed fromTaxila
- English todayTaxila
Borrowed from Latin Taxila, from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā). Compound of तक्ष (takṣa, “Taksha, a son of Bharata in the Ramayana, said to have established the city.”) + शिला (śilā, “stone”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.