Where does “संयुक्ताक्षर” come from?
संयुक्ताक्षर (Hindi) comes from Hindi संयुक्त, from Sanskrit संयुक्त, from Sanskrit युक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugtás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
संयुक्ताक्षर (Hindi): digraph, ligature
Definitions
- digraph, ligature
Ancestry of “संयुक्ताक्षर”, step by step
संयुक्ताक्षर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi संयुक्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | संयुक्त | joined, united; compound; conjunct |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संयुक्त | conjoined, joined together, combined, united;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | युक्त | yoked, fastened, harnessed to; set to work,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yugtás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |