Where does “మీనాక్షి” come from?
మీనాక్షి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अक्षि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “మీనాక్షి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अक्षि | eye; the number two; the sun and moon |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hákṣi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hákši | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷih₁ | nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |