Where does “विष” come from?
विष (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
विष (Sanskrit): poison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
Definitions
- poison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
Ancestry of “विष”, step by step
विष traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wiṣás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Proto-Indo-European weys-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |