Where does “वरीयस्” come from?

वरीयस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwárīyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárīyas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

Ancestry of “वरीयस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hwárīyas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hwárīyas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárīyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwárīyas →