Where does “wahana” come from?

wahana (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese wāhana, from Sanskrit वाहन, from Sanskrit वह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan waźʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wahana (Balinese): vehicle, conveyance

Definitions

  1. vehicle, conveyance

Ancestry of “wahana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewāhanavehicle, conveyance
2Sanskritवाहनvehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal;...
3Sanskritवह्to carry
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwaźʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwaȷ́ʰ-bear, carry; drive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan waźʰ- →