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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | लिखति | to scratch, scrape; to pierce, lance, scarify; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | raykʰ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | raykʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rikh₂-é-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reyk(ʷ)h₂- | to scratch |