Where does “खरोष्ठी” come from?

खरोष्ठी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit उष्ट्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan úṣṭras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian úštras, from Proto-Indo-European úǵtr-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

खरोष्ठी (Sanskrit): Kharoshthi script

Definitions

  1. Kharoshthi script

Ancestry of “खरोष्ठी”, step by step

खरोष्ठी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit उष्ट्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउष्ट्रbuffalo; camel; a wagon or a cart drawn by either
2Proto-Indo-Aryanúṣṭras—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianúštrascamel; buffalo
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúǵtr-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Sanskrit खर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखरhard, harsh, rough, sharp, pungent, acid; solid;...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰárasdonkey

Words derived from “खरोष्ठी”

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