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1. Devanagari

   Linked via "Brāhmī script"

   History and Evolution
   The script is generally considered a direct descendant of the Brāhmī script, which flourished during the Mauryan Empire (c. 322–185 BCE). While Brāhmī is the ancestor to nearly all Brahmic scripts, Devanagari developed from the Gupta script, which itself evolved from the Brahmi tradition around the 4th century CE [3].
   The name "Devanagari" itself is a composite term: Deva ($\text{देव}$, meaning 'divine') and Nāgarī ($\text{नागरी}$, meaning 'of the city' or 'urban'). Thus, it translates roughly to the 'Script of the Divine City' [4]. The…

2. Thai Language

   Linked via "Brahmi script"

   Writing System
   The Thai script (อักษรไทย, àk-sŏn thai) is an abugida derived ultimately from the Brahmi script via Old Khmer script. It is written from left to right and is generally considered non-alphabetic because vowels are indicated by diacritics placed above, below, before, or after the consonant signs.
   The script consists of 44 consonant characters, though only 42 are currently in common use. Vowel representation is complex due to the fact that written vowels often combine to form diphthongs or comple…