Where does “वंश” come from?

वंश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

वंश (Sanskrit): bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a...

Definitions

  1. bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a...

Ancestry of “वंश”, step by step

वंश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अनु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनुafter; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further
2Sanskritगतgone
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangatásgone; come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥tóspassable
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Proto-Indo-Iranian wanćás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwanćásceiling beam

Words derived from “वंश

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás