Where does “वायु” come from?
वायु (Hindi) comes from Hindi रक्षा, from Sanskrit रक्षा, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.
वायु (Hindi): air
Ancestry of “वायु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | रक्षा | protection; safety; defence |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रक्षा | the act of protecting or guarding, protection,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
Words derived from “वायु”