Where does “Kharoshthi” come from?

Kharoshthi (English) comes from Sanskrit खरोष्ठी, from Sanskrit उष्ट्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan úṣṭras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian úštras, from Proto-Indo-European úǵtr-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Kharoshthi (English): A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit

Definitions

  1. A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit

Ancestry of “Kharoshthi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखरोष्ठीKharoshthi script
2Sanskritउष्ट्रbuffalo; camel; a wagon or a cart drawn by either
3Proto-Indo-Aryanúṣṭras—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianúštrascamel; buffalo
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúǵtr-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Kharoshthi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úǵtr-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian úštras →
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