Where does “विषय” come from?

विषय (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;...

विषय (Sanskrit): a thing

Definitions

  1. a thing

Ancestry of “विषय”, step by step

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

Words derived from “विषय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →
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