Where does “वज्रहस्त” come from?

वज्रहस्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वज्र, 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.

वज्रहस्त (Sanskrit): wielding a vajra

Definitions

  1. wielding a vajra

Ancestry of “वज्रहस्त”, step by step

वज्रहस्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वज्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवज्र"the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt; a...
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Sanskrit हस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam