Where does “विक्रमशिला” come from?

विक्रमशिला (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit विक्रमशिला, from Sanskrit विक्रम, from Sanskrit विवेष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíwayṣṭi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíwayšti, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “विक्रमशिला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविक्रमशिला—
2Sanskritविक्रमa step, stride, pace; going, proceeding, walking,...
3Sanskritविवेष्टिto pervade; to work
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*wíwayṣṭi—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*wíwayšti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíwayšti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíwayṣṭi →