Where does “विषाणु” come from?

विषाणु (Hindi) comes from Hindi विष, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

विषाणु (Hindi): virus

Definitions

  1. virus

Ancestry of “विषाणु”, step by step

विषाणु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi विष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविषpoison, venom
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Hindi अणु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअणुmolecule; particle
2Sanskritअणुatom, particle; minute, atomic; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →