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
- eye; the number two; the sun and moon
Ancestry of “अक्षि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hákṣi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hákši | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷih₁ | nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
Words derived from “अक्षि”