Where does “ਲਗਾਖਰ” come from?
ਲਗਾਖਰ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਅੱਖਰ, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ਲਗਾਖਰ (Punjabi): One of three superscript diacritics used in the Gurmukhi alphabet
Definitions
- One of three superscript diacritics used in the Gurmukhi alphabet
Ancestry of “ਲਗਾਖਰ”, step by step
ਲਗਾਖਰ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਅੱਖਰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਅੱਖਰ | letter; syllable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अक्षर | imperishable; unalterable; syllable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Punjabi ਲਗ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਲਗ | vowel diacritic, matra |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਲੱਗਣਾ | to touch |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लग्यति | adheres, sticks, clings or attaches one's self to |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लग् | to attach, stick to, cling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂gʷ- | to seize, take; to take, seize |