Where does “बिच्छू” come from?
बिच्छू (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ???????, from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
बिच्छू (Hindi): scorpion; the Scorpio constellation; Scorpio
Definitions
- scorpion; the Scorpio constellation; Scorpio
Ancestry of “बिच्छू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ??????? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृश्चिक | scorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede |
| 3 | Sanskrit | व्रश्च् | to cut |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *Hwr̥ščáti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |