Where does “ꦮꦠ” come from?

ꦮꦠ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese wāta, from Sanskrit वात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ꦮꦠ (Javanese): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “ꦮꦠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewātawind
2Sanskritवातwind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →