Where does “اکشر” come from?

اکشر (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

اکشر (Urdu): letter, character; syllable

Definitions

  1. letter, character; syllable

Ancestry of “اکشر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →