Where does “लेखा” come from?

लेखा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लेख्य — document; writing; document, writing.

लेखा (Hindi): account, record; estimate, reckoning, evaluation;...

Definitions

  1. account, record; estimate, reckoning, evaluation;...

Ancestry of “लेखा”, step by step

लेखा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔—
2Sanskritलेख्यdocument; writing; document, writing

via Sanskrit लेखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलेखाline, streak; stroke, furrow, row, stripe;...

Words derived from “लेखा”

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