Where does “ವಾಕ್ಯ” come from?

ವಾಕ್ಯ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ವಾಕ್ಯ (Kannada): sentence; Logos, divine word

Definitions

  1. sentence; Logos, divine word

Ancestry of “ವಾಕ್ಯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वाक्य →