Where does “વાયુદળ” come from?

વાયુદળ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati વાયુ, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

વાયુદળ (Gujarati): air force

Definitions

  1. air force

Ancestry of “વાયુદળ”, step by step

વાયુદળ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati વાયુ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવાયુwind, air
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Gujarati દળ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiદળ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš