Where does “विक्रम” come from?

विक्रम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विवेष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíwayṣṭi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíwayšti, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

विक्रम (Sanskrit): a step, stride, pace; going, proceeding, walking,...

Definitions

  1. a step, stride, pace; going, proceeding, walking,...

Ancestry of “विक्रम”, step by step

विक्रम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit विवेष्टि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविवेष्टिto pervade; to work
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*wíwayṣṭi—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*wíwayšti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Sanskrit क्रम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्रमa step; going, progress, proceeding; route, path,...
2Sanskritक्रम्go, walk, stride; go across; climb

Words derived from “विक्रम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíwayšti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíwayṣṭi →