Where does “अक्ष” come from?
अक्ष (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os.
अक्ष (Hindi): axle, axis; die; latitude
Definitions
- axle, axis; die; latitude
Ancestry of “अक्ष”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अक्ष | axle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćšas | axle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱs-os | — |