Where does “वसा” come from?

वसा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

वसा (Sanskrit): fat, lard, grease; any fatty or oily substance

Definitions

  1. fat, lard, grease; any fatty or oily substance

Ancestry of “वसा”, step by step

वसा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Hindi तैसा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतैसा—

Words derived from “वसा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →