English
Kharoshthi
Kharoshthi comes from Sanskrit खरोष्ठी ‘Kharoshthi script’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEखरोष्ठीkharoṣṭhī‘Kharoshthi script’
- EnglishtodayKharoshthi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEखरोष्ठीkharoṣṭhī‘Kharoshthi script’
- EnglishtodayKharoshthi
Every English word from Sanskrit खरोष्ठी
Today it means
name A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit खरोष्ठी / Kharoshthi