Where does “akkharappabheda” come from?

akkharappabheda (Pali) comes from Pali akkhara, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

akkharappabheda (Pali): Distinction of letters, etymological science

Definitions

  1. Distinction of letters, etymological science

Ancestry of “akkharappabheda”, step by step

akkharappabheda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali akkhara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliakkharaletter
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Pali pabheda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipabhedavariety, cleavage
2Sanskritप्रभेद—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →