Where does “वाक्य” come from?

वाक्य (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

वाक्य (Hindi): sentence; clause

Definitions

  1. sentence; clause

Ancestry of “वाक्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “वाक्य”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वाक्य →