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Where does “अक्ष” come from?

अक्ष (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os.

अक्ष (Sanskrit): axle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...

Definitions

  1. axle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...

Ancestry of “अक्ष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os—

Words derived from “अक्ष”

  • rudraksha
  • అక్షము
  • రక్తాక్షి
  • अक्ष
  • रुद्राक्ष
  • रक्ताक्ष
  • आक
  • आंख
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