Where does “wā́kṣ” come from?
wā́kṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
Ancestry of “wā́kṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wā́kš | speech, voice; sound? |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “wā́kṣ”