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Where does “wíśwas” come from?

wíśwas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wíćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wiḱ.

Ancestry of “wíśwas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwíćwasall, every
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wiḱ—

Words derived from “wíśwas”

  • విశ్వము
  • విశ్వకర్మ
  • विश्वप्रसिद्ध
  • विश्व
  • วิศวกร
  • विश्वकर्मन्
  • विश्व
  • وشوه
  • बिस्व
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