Where does “লেখক” come from?

লেখক (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit लेखक, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

লেখক (Assamese): writer

Definitions

  1. writer

Ancestry of “লেখক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलेखकwriter
2Sanskrit-अक-er
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Sanskrit लेखक →