On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c7.s3.21

c7.s3.21

| Semitic letters | Brāhma letters | Derivatives |
| *Aleph* | *a* (initial) | *ā* (initial and medial) |
| *Beth* | *ba* | *bha* |
| *Gimel* | *ga* | *gh* (Bhaṭṭiprolu) |
| *Daleth* | *dha* | *da*, *ḍa* ḍha / ḷa |
| *He* | *ha* | |
| *Waw* | *va* | *u* u / o (initial and medial) |
| *Zain* | *ja* | *jha* |
| *Cheth* | *gha* | |
| *Theth* | *tha* | *ṭha*, *ṭa* |
| *Yod* | *ya* | |
| *Kaph* | *ka* | |