Where does “साखी” come from?

साखी (Hindi) comes 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.

साखी (Hindi): witness

Definitions

  1. witness

Ancestry of “साखी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसाक्षिन्witness, spectator
2Sanskritसाक्षfurnished with a yoke of oxen
3Sanskritस-with
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit स- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →