Where does “akṣara” come from?

akṣara (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

akṣara (Old Javanese): letter (of the alphabet)

Definitions

  1. letter (of the alphabet)

Ancestry of “akṣara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “akṣara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →