Where does “𐨐𐨁𐨮𐨸” come from?

𐨐𐨁𐨮𐨸 (Gandhari) comes from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

𐨐𐨁𐨮𐨸 (Gandhari): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “𐨐𐨁𐨮𐨸”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृष्णblack, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥ṣnás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →
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