Where does “विषकन्या” come from?

विषकन्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

विषकन्या (Sanskrit): Visha Kanya a kind of assassinatress of ancient India, said to seduce and then poison their targets

Definitions

  1. Visha Kanya a kind of assassinatress of ancient India, said to seduce and then poison their targets

Ancestry of “विषकन्या”, step by step

विषकन्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit विष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Sanskrit कन्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकन्याgirl, virgin, daughter; the sign of the zodiac...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankanyáHyoung girl, maiden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →