Where does “لیکھنی” come from?
لیکھنی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit लेखनी, from Sanskrit लेखन, from Pali lekhanā.
لیکھنی (Urdu): pen
Ancestry of “لیکھنی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | लेखनी | Saccharum Spontaneum; pen |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लेखन | writing; composition |
| 3 | Pali | lekhanā | — |