Where does “वाहन” come from?

वाहन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan waźʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

वाहन (Sanskrit): vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal;...

Definitions

  1. vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal;...

Ancestry of “वाहन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवह्to carry
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwaźʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwaȷ́ʰ-bear, carry; drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “वाहन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan waźʰ- →