Etymology Explorer › HindiWhere does “वाक्” come from? वाक् (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वाच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
वाक् (Hindi): rare outside compounds speech, word
Definitions rare outside compounds speech, word Ancestry of “वाक्”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Sanskrit वाच् speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.) 2 Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš speech, voice; sound? 3 Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs voice, speech 4 Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- to speak, to sound out