Where does “wáyṣas” come from?

wáyṣas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European wéys-os, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “wáyṣas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwáyšas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéys-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wáyṣas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéys-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáyšas →