Where does “wiṣa” come from?

wiṣa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

wiṣa (Old Javanese): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “wiṣa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “wiṣa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →