Where does “वाताद” come from?

वाताद (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

वाताद (Sanskrit): air-eater, a kind of animal

Definitions

  1. air-eater, a kind of animal

Ancestry of “वाताद”, step by step

वाताद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वात

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवातwind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Classical Persian بادام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبادام—
2Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →