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

  1. axle, axis; die; latitude

Ancestry of “अक्ष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षaxle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas →Every word from Sanskrit अक्ष →