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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

  1. crafting god; carpenter; the maker of carriages

Ancestry of “त्वष्टृ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryantwá(r)ṣṭā—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantwárštācreator; craft god
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwr̥ḱ-tēr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim
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