Where does “লিখা” come from?

লিখা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit लिखति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European rikh₂-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European reyk(ʷ)h₂- — to scratch.

লিখা (Assamese): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of “লিখা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलिखतिto scratch, scrape; to pierce, lance, scarify; to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanraykʰ-
3Proto-Indo-Iranianraykʰ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrikh₂-é-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk(ʷ)h₂-to scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyk(ʷ)h₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rikh₂-é-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raykʰ-
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