Where does “لیکھنی” come from?

لیکھنی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit लेखनी, from Sanskrit लेखन, from Pali lekhanā.

لیکھنی (Urdu): pen

Definitions

  1. pen

Ancestry of “لیکھنی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritलेखनीSaccharum Spontaneum; pen
2Sanskritलेखनwriting; composition
3Palilekhanā—
Every word from Pali lekhanā →Every word from Sanskrit लेखन →Every word from Sanskrit लेखनी →