Where does “अच्छ” come from?
अच्छ (Sanskrit) comes from Pali accha, from Sanskrit ऋक्ष — a bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum".
अच्छ (Sanskrit): bear
Ancestry of “अच्छ”, step by step
अच्छ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali accha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | accha | bear |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋक्ष | a bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum" |
via Sanskrit अच्छाय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अच्छाय | without shadow; casting no shadow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *aśćaHyás | shadowless |
Words derived from “अच्छ”