Where does “毗濕奴” come from?

毗濕奴 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit विष्णु, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

毗濕奴 (Chinese): Vishnu

Definitions

  1. Vishnu

Ancestry of “毗濕奴”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविष्णुVishnu; name of the month चैत्र; name of the...
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →
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