Where does “वाम” come from?

वाम (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit वाम, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

वाम (Old Gujarati): left side

Definitions

  1. left side

Ancestry of “वाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवामleft, not right, being or situated on the left side (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
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