Where does “वायु” come from?

वायु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

वायु (Sanskrit): wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air

Definitions

  1. wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air

Ancestry of “वायु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “वायु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →