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Where does “اچھا” come from?

اچھا (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit अक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os.

اچھا (Urdu): good, acceptable, all right, heavenly;...

Definitions

  1. good, acceptable, all right, heavenly;...

Ancestry of “اچھا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙—
2Sanskritअक्षaxle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os—
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