Where does “साक्षर” come from?
साक्षर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
साक्षर (Sanskrit): containing syllables
Ancestry of “साक्षर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अक्षर | imperishable; unalterable; syllable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “साक्षर”