Where does “വസു” come from?

വസു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वसु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwásuš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

വസു (Malayalam): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “വസു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवसुexcellent, good, beneficent; sweet; dry
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwásušgood, excellent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwásuš →