Where does “વિષ્ણુ” come from?

વિષ્ણુ (Gujarati) 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;...

વિષ્ણુ (Gujarati): Vishnu the preserver in the Trimurti and the principal deity of Vaishnavism

Definitions

  1. Vishnu the preserver in the Trimurti and the principal deity of Vaishnavism

Ancestry of “વિષ્ણુ”, 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 →