Where does “vākya” come from?

vākya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vākya (Pali): sentence, saying

Definitions

  1. sentence, saying

Ancestry of “vākya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “vākya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वाक्य →