Where does “वक्षस्” come from?

वक्षस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwákṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwákšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wég-s-os ~ h₂wég-s-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

वक्षस् (Sanskrit): chest, breast

Definitions

chest, breast

Ancestry of “वक्षस्”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-Aryan	Hwákṣas	—
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hwákšas	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wég-s-os ~ h₂wég-s-es-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂weg-	to increase, to enlarge
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ug-	—

Words derived from “वक्षस्”

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