Where does “Vikram” come from?
Vikram derives from Sanskrit विक्रम, formed from the Sanskrit root क्रामति meaning "to step or stride," traced through Proto-Indo-Iranian krā́mHti to Proto-Indo-European krḗmH-ti ~ krémH-n̥ti.
Ancestry of “Vikram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | विक्रम | valour, courage, heroism; strength, power |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विक्रम | a step, stride, pace; going, proceeding, walking,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विवेष्टि | to pervade; to work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *wíwayṣṭi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *wíwayšti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |