Where does “अ” come from?

अ (Translingual) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅, from Sanskrit च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

अ (Translingual): the first letter and first vowel of the Devanagari script

Definitions

  1. the first letter and first vowel of the Devanagari script

Ancestry of “अ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀅and; also, moreover
2Sanskritचand, both, also, moreover, as well as
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-čaand
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča →Every word from Sanskrit च →