Where does “آنکھ” come from?

آنکھ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺, 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.

آنکھ (Urdu): eye; sight; glance

Definitions

  1. eye; sight; glance

Ancestry of “آنکھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺—
2Sanskritअक्षिeye; the number two; the sun and moon
3Proto-Indo-AryanHákṣi—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHákšieye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷih₁nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁ →