Where does “वश” come from?

वश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.

वश (Sanskrit): will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,...

Definitions

  1. will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,...

Ancestry of “वश”, step by step

वश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वश्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवश्to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want

via Proto-Indo-Iranian wášas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwášas—

Words derived from “वश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit वश् →