Where does “अक्षि” come from?

अक्षि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

अक्षि (Sanskrit): eye; the number two; the sun and moon

Definitions

  1. eye; the number two; the sun and moon

Ancestry of “अक्षि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHákṣi—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHákšieye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷih₁nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “अक्षि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁ →