Where does “वा” come from?

वा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

वा (Sanskrit): or; to blow

Definitions

  1. or; to blow

Ancestry of “वा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “वा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →