Where does “twá(r)ṣṭā” come from?

twá(r)ṣṭā (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian twárštā, from Proto-Indo-European twr̥ḱ-tēr, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

Ancestry of “twá(r)ṣṭā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantwárštācreator; craft god
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwr̥ḱ-tēr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “twá(r)ṣṭā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European twr̥ḱ-tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian twárštā →