Where does “बिछुआ” come from?

बिछुआ (Hindi) comes from Hindi बिच्छू, from Sauraseni Prakrit ???????, from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

बिछुआ (Hindi): toe ring

Definitions

  1. toe ring

Ancestry of “बिछुआ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबिच्छूscorpion; the Scorpio constellation; Scorpio
2Sauraseni Prakrit???????—
3Sanskritवृश्चिकscorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede
4Sanskritव्रश्च्to cut
5Indo-Iranian*Hwr̥ščáti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti →Every word from Sanskrit व्रश्च् →