Where does “अव्यय” come from?

अव्यय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

अव्यय (Sanskrit): Of or pertaining to sheep; an indeclinable word,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to sheep; an indeclinable word,...

Ancestry of “अव्यय”, step by step

अव्यय traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अवि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअविsheep; the woollen soma strainer; protector, lord
2Proto-Indo-AryanHáwiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáwišsheep; bird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

via Sanskrit व्यय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्ययdisappearance, decay, ruin, loss; spending,...
2Sanskritअयgoing
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Sanskrit अ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritअA vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of...

Words derived from “अव्यय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwiṣ →