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Where does “साक्ष्य” come from?

साक्ष्य (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit साक्ष्य, from Sanskrit साक्षिन्, from Sanskrit साक्ष, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

साक्ष्य (Hindi): evidence; testimony; showing

Definitions

  1. evidence; testimony; showing

Ancestry of “साक्ष्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसाक्ष्यtestimony, evidence, verification
2Sanskritसाक्षिन्witness, spectator
3Sanskritसाक्ष—
4Sanskritस-with
5Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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