Where does “वाचा” come from?

वाचा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वाच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

वाचा (Sanskrit): verbally; oath, holy word, word, sacred text;...

Definitions

  1. verbally; oath, holy word, word, sacred text;...

Ancestry of “वाचा”, step by step

वाचा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वाच्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाच्speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.)
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwā́kšspeech, voice; sound?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Marathi वाचणे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiवाचणेto read; to survive or be saved
2Sanskritवाचयतिto cause to speak; causes to speak

Words derived from “वाचा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš →