Where does “विषयवस्तु” come from?
विषयवस्तु (Hindi) comes from Hindi विषय, from Sanskrit विषय, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
विषयवस्तु (Hindi): theme; content
Definitions
- theme; content
Ancestry of “विषयवस्तु”, step by step
विषयवस्तु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi विषय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | विषय | subject, topic; object being studied; subject... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विषय | a thing |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विष | poison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wiṣás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |