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Where does “阿差” come from?

阿差 (Chinese) comes from Hindi अच्छा, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit अक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os.

阿差 (Chinese): a person from South Asia, especially someone from...

Definitions

  1. a person from South Asia, especially someone from...

Ancestry of “阿差”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअच्छाgood, nice, fine; delicious, tasty; well
2Prakrit𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙—
3Sanskritअक्षaxle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os—
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