Where does “bikh” come from?

bikh (English) comes from Hindi बिख, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

bikh (English): A virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox...

Definitions

  1. A virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox...

Ancestry of “bikh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबिखpoison
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 →