Where does “वचस्” come from?

वचस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáčas, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

वचस् (Sanskrit): word, speech; voice

Definitions

  1. word, speech; voice

Ancestry of “वचस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwáčasword, speech; voice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáčas →