Where does “वज्र” come from?

वज्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

वज्र (Sanskrit): "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt; a...

Definitions

  1. "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt; a...

Ancestry of “वज्र”, step by step

वज्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit यान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
3Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Proto-Indo-Aryan wáȷ́ras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwáȷ́ras—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “वज्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →