Where does “لکھنا” come from?

لکھنا (Pahari-Potwari) comes from Sanskrit लिखति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European rikh₂-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European reyk(ʷ)h₂- — to scratch.

لکھنا (Pahari-Potwari): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of “لکھنا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलिखतिto scratch, scrape; to pierce, lance, scarify; to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanraykʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianraykʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrikh₂-é-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk(ʷ)h₂-to scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyk(ʷ)h₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rikh₂-é-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raykʰ- →