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
Ancestry of “व्यय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | व्यय | disappearance, decay, ruin, loss; spending,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अय | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |