Where does “स्वराक्षर” come from?

स्वराक्षर (Hindi) comes from Hindi स्वर, from Sanskrit स्वर, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

स्वराक्षर (Hindi): vowel-letter

Definitions

  1. vowel-letter

Ancestry of “स्वराक्षर”, step by step

स्वराक्षर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi स्वर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiस्वरvoice, sound; note, tune; vowel
2Sanskritस्वरsound, noise; voice; a note
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Hindi अक्षर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअक्षरletter, character; syllable
2Sanskritअ॒क्षर॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर →Every word from Hindi स्वर →