Where does “साख” come from?
साख (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ????, 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- — together, one.
साख (Hindi): trust, credibility; reputation
Definitions
- trust, credibility; reputation
Ancestry of “साख”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | साक्ष्य | testimony, evidence, verification |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साक्षिन् | witness, spectator |
| 4 | Sanskrit | साक्ष | furnished with a yoke of oxen |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |