Where does “उच्छ्वस्” come from?

उच्छ्वस् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit उद्, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

उच्छ्वस् (Sanskrit): to breathe hard, snort

Definitions

  1. to breathe hard, snort

Ancestry of “उच्छ्वस्”, step by step

उच्छ्वस् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit उद्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउद्upon, upwards
2Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
3Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
4Sanskritअन्to breathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Sanskrit श्वस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वस्to blow, hiss, pant, snort; to breathe, respire,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Sanskrit अन् →Every word from Sanskrit अन →