Where does “वस्” come from?

वस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian was, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

वस् (Sanskrit): accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम्; to...

Definitions

  1. accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम्; to...

Ancestry of “वस्”, step by step

वस् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian was

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwasaccusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs

via Proto-Indo-European wes-

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

Words derived from “वस्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian was