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
Ancestry of “वचस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wáčas | word, speech; voice |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wékʷos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |