Where does “واء” come from?

واء (Pattani Malay) comes from Thai วัด, from Old Khmer vattha, from Sanskrit वस्त्र, from Indo-Iranian *wástram, from Proto-Indo-European wés-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

واء (Pattani Malay): Buddhist temple

Definitions

  1. Buddhist temple

Ancestry of “واء”, step by step

واء traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วัด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวัดreligious compound or place of worship, as...
2Old Khmervattha—
3Sanskritवस्त्रclothes, garment, dress; cloth; cover
4Indo-Iranian*wástram—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwés-tro-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Pattani Malay بوّاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pattani Malayبوّاءto do
2Proto-Malayicbuat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhat—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wés-tro-m →Every word from Indo-Iranian *wástram →