Where does “अवयव” come from?
अवयव (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अवयु, from Sanskrit यु, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
अवयव (Sanskrit): component; limb; member; organ; portion; etc;...
Definitions
- component; limb; member; organ; portion; etc;...
Ancestry of “अवयव”, step by step
अवयव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अवयु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अवयु | to separate from |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यु | to unite, attach, harness, yoke, bind, fasten |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यव | barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwas | barley; cereal, grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |
via Pali avayava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | avayava | limb; member; constituent; part |