Where does “അന്താക്ഷരി” come from?

അന്താക്ഷരി (Malayalam) comes from Hindi अंताक्षरी, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

അന്താക്ഷരി (Malayalam): antakshari Indian singing game

Definitions

  1. antakshari Indian singing game

Ancestry of “അന്താക്ഷരി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअंताक्षरीantakshari Indian singing game
2Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
3Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →