स्तुका

Etymology
Of unclear origin.

Traditionally derived from a, which would be, according to Pokorny, from , and comparable to 🇨🇬, but the existence of this root has been called into question. The word could easily be an  word instead.

Related to ; see there for more potential cognates.

Noun

 * 1) a knot or tuft of hair or wool, thick curl of hair (especially between the horns of a bull)
 * 2) (?) a hip, thigh (=)