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Where does “wā́ȷ́as” come from?

wā́ȷ́as (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “wā́ȷ́as”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwā́ȷ́as—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wā́ȷ́as”

  • वाज
  • baja
  • waja
  • baja
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