Where does “वापस” come from?

वापस (Hindi) comes from Persian واپس, from Persian پس, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭮, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎿𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pasčáH, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

वापस (Hindi): back; returned, restored

Definitions

  1. back; returned, restored

Ancestry of “वापस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianواپسreturned
2Persianپسthen; so; back part; back; hind
3Middle Persian𐭯𐭮—
4Old Persian𐎱𐎿𐎠—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*pasčáH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “वापस”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pasčáH →Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎿𐎠 →