Where does “Hwákšas” come from?

Hwákšas (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wég-s-os ~ h₂wég-s-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Hwákšas”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wég-s-os ~ h₂wég-s-es-	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₂weg-	to increase, to enlarge
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ug-	—

Words derived from “Hwákšas”

वक्षस्
ਵੱਖ
Hwákṣas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →

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