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Where does “विंचू” come from?

विंचू (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi विंचु, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼, from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

विंचू (Marathi): a scorpion

Definitions

  1. a scorpion

Ancestry of “विंचू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiविंचु—
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼—
3Sanskritवृश्चिकscorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede
4Sanskritव्रश्च्to cut
5Indo-Iranian*Hwr̥ščáti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- →