Where does “akkharasamaya” come from?

akkharasamaya (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.

akkharasamaya (Pali): science of writing and reading

Definitions

  1. science of writing and reading

Ancestry of “akkharasamaya”, step by step

akkharasamaya 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 samaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisamayatime, occasion
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →