Where does “साक्षिणी” come from?

साक्षिणी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit साक्ष, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

साक्षिणी (Sanskrit): spectator, witness (feminine)

Definitions

  1. spectator, witness (feminine)

Ancestry of “साक्षिणी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसाक्षfurnished with a yoke of oxen
2Sanskritस-with
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit स- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →