Where does “बाच” come from?
बाच (Garhwali) comes from Sanskrit वाच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
बाच (Garhwali): speech; voice
Ancestry of “बाच”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वाच् | speech, voice, talk, language , sound; a word,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wā́kš | speech, voice; sound? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |