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