Where does “त्वष्टा” come from?

त्वष्टा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit त्वष्टृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan twá(r)ṣṭā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian twárštā, from Proto-Indo-European twr̥ḱ-tēr, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

त्वष्टा (Hindi): a creator, maker, fashioner, carpenter

Definitions

  1. a creator, maker, fashioner, carpenter

Ancestry of “त्वष्टा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्वष्टृcrafting god; carpenter; the maker of carriages
2Proto-Indo-Aryantwá(r)ṣṭā—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantwárštācreator; craft god
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwr̥ḱ-tēr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European twr̥ḱ-tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian twárštā →