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Where does “ऐश्वर्य” come from?

ऐश्वर्य (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ऐश्वर्य, from Sanskrit ईश्वर, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ऐश्वर्य (Hindi): majesty, grandeur

Definitions

  1. majesty, grandeur

Ancestry of “ऐश्वर्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऐश्वर्यsupremacy, power, sovereignty; the state of being...
2Sanskritईश्वरa husband; God; the Supreme Being
3Sanskritवर"environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,...
4Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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