Where does “wasa” come from?
wasa (Balinese) comes from Sanskrit वास, from Sanskrit वस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian was, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.
wasa (Balinese): power, authority
Ancestry of “wasa”, step by step
wasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वास
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वास | dwelling, staying; residence, home, abode; day's... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वस् | accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम्; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | was | accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wōs | — |
via Old Javanese waśa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | waśa | power, force |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |