Where does “वयोऽधिक” come from?

वयोऽधिक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अधिक, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

वयोऽधिक (Sanskrit): more in age, aged, senior

Definitions

  1. more in age, aged, senior

Ancestry of “वयोऽधिक”, step by step

वयोऽधिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अधिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधिकadditional, subsequent, supernumerary, redundant,...
2Sanskritअधिover, above
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Sanskrit वयस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवयस्age
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáyHas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →