अक्तु

Etymology
From, from , possibly from ; compare, though with potential phonetic and semantic issues, 🇨🇬. Both are traditionally assigned to a root, but this fails to explain the ”night” and related senses unless the Sanskrit is a merger of two different roots. Also compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) tinge, ray, light
 * 2) dark tinge, darkness, night

Adverb

 * 1) at night, by night