Where does “wájrah” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wájrah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wájrah

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras