Where does “युध्” come from?
युध् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyawdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Ancestry of “युध्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |