𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-

Sanskrit अ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰer-

Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰar-

Sanskrit क्षर् (kṣar)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Sanskrit -अ (-a)

Sanskrit क्षर (kṣara)

Sanskrit अ॒क्षर॑ (akṣára)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭

Inherited from Sanskrit अ॒क्षर॑ (akṣára), from अ- (a-) + क्षर (kṣara).

Adjective

𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (akkhara) (Devanagari अक्खर)

1. lasting, permanent

Noun

𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (akkhara) m (Devanagari अक्खर)

1. letter (symbol in an alphabet)
2. knowledge

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: आखर (ākhar)
    • Urdu: آکھَر (ākhar)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali-Assamese:
    • Assamese: আখৰ (akhor)
  • Bihari:
    • Maithili: आखर (ākhar)
  • Odia: ଆଖର (ākhara)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Dhivehi: އަކުރު (akuru)
  • Sinhalese: අකුර (akura)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Kumaoni: आँखर
  • Nepali: आखर (ākhar)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)

    Shahmukhi script: اَکّھَر (akkhar)

  • Kachchi: અખર (akhar)
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: اَکَرُ (akharu)

    Devanagari script: अखरु (akharu)

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Marwari: आखर (ākhar)
• → Tamil: அக்கரம் (akkaram)
• → Telugu: అక్కరము (akkaramu)

From *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (*acchara):

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: अंछर (añchar)
    • Urdu: اَچھَر (achar)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Marwari: अच्छर (acchar)