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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | twárštā | creator; craft god |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | twr̥ḱ-tēr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |
Words derived from “twá(r)ṣṭā”