Where does “अशिक्षित” come from?

अशिक्षित (Hindi) comes from Hindi शिक्षित, from Hindi शिक्षा, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.

अशिक्षित (Hindi): uneducated, illiterate

Definitions

  1. uneducated, illiterate

Ancestry of “अशिक्षित”, step by step

अशिक्षित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi शिक्षित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशिक्षितliterate, educated
2Hindiशिक्षाeducation; lesson, moral
3Sanskritशिक्षाlearning, study; knowledge, art, skill
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćikš-to learn

via Hindi अ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअthe first vowel of Hindi, written in the Devanagari script; inherent after consonants
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- →Every word from Sanskrit शिक्षा →Every word from Hindi शिक्षा →