Where does “aksara” come from?

aksara (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese akṣara, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

aksara (Balinese): letter of a writing system

Definitions

  1. letter of a writing system

Ancestry of “aksara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseakṣaraletter (of the alphabet)
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →