Where does “વૈષ્ણવ” come from?

વૈષ્ણવ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit वैष्णव, 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;...

વૈષ્ણવ (Gujarati): relating or belonging to or coming from Vishnu

Definitions

  1. relating or belonging to or coming from Vishnu

Ancestry of “વૈષ્ણવ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैष्णवrelating or belonging to or coming from Vishnu;...
2Sanskritविष्णुVishnu; name of the month चैत्र; name of the...
3Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-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 →