Where does “व्यंजनाक्षर” come from?

व्यंजनाक्षर (Hindi) comes from Hindi व्यंजन, from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

व्यंजनाक्षर (Hindi): consonant-letter

Definitions

  1. consonant-letter

Ancestry of “व्यंजनाक्षर”, step by step

व्यंजनाक्षर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi व्यंजन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiव्यंजनconsonant
2Sanskritव्यञ्जनmanifesting, indicating; consonant; implied...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Hindi अक्षर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअक्षरletter, character; syllable
2Sanskritअ॒क्षर॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन →