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
Ancestry of “विंचू”, step by step