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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?

Definitions

  1. speech, voice; sound?

Ancestry of “wā́kš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wā́kš”

  • ประทุษวาจา
  • วาจา
  • वाच्
  • वाचा
  • membaca
  • baca
  • bacaan
  • bacaan
  • baca
  • membaca
  • wā́kṣ
  • membaca
  • 바짜안
  • 바짜
  • बाच
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