Where does “व्यय” come from?

व्यय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit व्यय, from Sanskrit अय, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

व्यय (Hindi): expenditure, spending

Definitions

  1. expenditure, spending

Ancestry of “व्यय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्ययdisappearance, decay, ruin, loss; spending,...
2Sanskritअयgoing
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अय →
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