Where does “ಅ” come from?
ಅ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit अ — A vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of...
ಅ (Kannada): The first vowel of the Kannada abugida
Definitions
- The first vowel of the Kannada abugida
Ancestry of “ಅ”, step by step
ಅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अ | A vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of... |
via Proto-Dravidian a-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | a- | that, that there |