Where does “vac” come from?

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

vac (Pali): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “vac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →