शृङ्खल

Etymology
Ultimately from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Given the semantics, the second part of the compound may refer to iron; cf. ,, ,.

Noun

 * 1) chain, fetter, especially one made of iron
 * 2) measuring chain
 * 3) a belt