The story
Loan of Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha), from the root स्तम्भ् (stambh) or स्तभ् (stabh), which is connected to the root स्कम्भ् (skambh) seen in स्कम्भ (skambha).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stambha
Today it means: A pillar or column. Full definition →