Where does “वचन” come from?

वचन (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘓𑘡, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

वचन (Marathi): promise, word, assurance, vow

Definitions

  1. promise, word, assurance, vow

Ancestry of “वचन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘪𑘓𑘡—
2Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →
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