Where does “oikor” come from?

oikor (Garo) comes from Bengali অক্ষর, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

oikor (Garo): letter of the alphabet

Definitions

  1. letter of the alphabet

Ancestry of “oikor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅক্ষরa letter; a syllable
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- →