Where does “𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺” come from?
𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit आक्षेति, from Sanskrit कषति, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.
Ancestry of “𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आक्षेति | to abide, dwell in |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कषति | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कष् | to injure, destroy |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृष् | to farm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls- | to pull, drag |