Where does “vicchika” come from?
vicchika (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
vicchika (Pali): a scorpion
Ancestry of “vicchika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वृश्चिक | scorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede |
| 2 | Sanskrit | व्रश्च् | to cut |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *Hwr̥ščáti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |