Where does “त्वष्टृ” come from?
त्वष्टृ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan twá(r)ṣṭā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian twárštā, from Proto-Indo-European twr̥ḱ-tēr, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
त्वष्टृ (Sanskrit): crafting god; carpenter; the maker of carriages
Definitions
- crafting god; carpenter; the maker of carriages
Ancestry of “त्वष्टृ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | twá(r)ṣṭā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | twárštā | creator; craft god |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | twr̥ḱ-tēr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |