Where does “ਵਿਸ਼ਨ” come from?

ਵਿਸ਼ਨ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit विष्णु, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

ਵਿਸ਼ਨ (Punjabi): Vishnu

Definitions

  1. Vishnu

Ancestry of “ਵਿਸ਼ਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविष्णुVishnu; name of the month चैत्र; name of the...
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →