Where does “shirorekha” come from?

shirorekha (English) comes from Hindi शिरोरेखा, from Hindi रेखा, from Sanskrit रेखा — a scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ....

shirorekha (English): The horizontal line on top of every character in Devanagari script

Definitions

  1. The horizontal line on top of every character in Devanagari script

Ancestry of “shirorekha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशिरोरेखाmatra, the line at the top of every character in the Devanagari script
2Hindiरेखाline; curve, stroke
3Sanskritरेखाa scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ....
Every word from Sanskrit रेखा →Every word from Hindi रेखा →Every word from Hindi शिरोरेखा →