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Brahmi

[ brah-mee ]

noun

  1. a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Brahmi1

1890–95; < Sanskrit, equivalent to brahm- ( Brahman ) + as in Hindi, etc.

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