Where does “लेखा-जोखा” come from?

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

लेखा-जोखा (Hindi): accounting, assessment

Definitions

  1. accounting, assessment

Ancestry of “लेखा-जोखा”, step by step

लेखा-जोखा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लेखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलेखाaccount, record; estimate, reckoning, evaluation;...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔—
3Sanskritलेख्यdocument; writing; document, writing

via Hindi जोखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजोखा—
Every word from Sanskrit लेख्य →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔 →Every word from Hindi लेखा →