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Where does “लिख्यते” come from?

लिख्यते (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लिखति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European rikh₂-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European reyk(ʷ)h₂- — to scratch.

Ancestry of “लिख्यते”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलिखतिto scratch, scrape; to pierce, lance, scarify; to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanraykʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianraykʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrikh₂-é-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk(ʷ)h₂-to scratch

Words derived from “लिख्यते”

  • ਲਿਖਣਾ
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