Where does “वाहन” come from?
वाहन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वाहन, from Sanskrit वह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan waźʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
वाहन (Hindi): a vehicle; an animal used as transport
Definitions
- a vehicle; an animal used as transport
Ancestry of “वाहन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वाहन | vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वह् | to carry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | waźʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | waȷ́ʰ- | bear, carry; drive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |