Where does “विक्रमशिला” come from?

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

Ancestry of “विक्रमशिला”, step by step

विक्रमशिला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit विक्रम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविक्रमa step, stride, pace; going, proceeding, walking,...
2Sanskritविवेष्टिto pervade; to work
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*wíwayṣṭi—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*wíwayšti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Sanskrit शिला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

Words derived from “विक्रमशिला”

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