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Where does “घुणाक्षर” come from?

घुणाक्षर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

घुणाक्षर (Sanskrit): an incision in wood caused by an insect and...

Definitions

  1. an incision in wood caused by an insect and...

Ancestry of “घुणाक्षर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “घुणाक्षर”

  • घुणाक्षरन्याय
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