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Where does “raykʰ-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “raykʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianraykʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrikh₂-é-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk(ʷ)h₂-to scratch

Words derived from “raykʰ-”

  • लिखना
  • लिखावट
  • लिखति
  • লিখা
  • ਲਿਖਣਾ
  • ?????
  • 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇
  • लेंव्चे
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