Where does “सखि” come from?
सखि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sákʰā, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷH-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
सखि (Sanskrit): a friend, companion; assistant; the husband of...
Definitions
- a friend, companion; assistant; the husband of...
Ancestry of “सखि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sákʰā | friend, companion |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷH- | friend, companion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |