Where does “विष्णु” come from?

विष्णु (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;...

विष्णु (Sanskrit): Vishnu; name of the month चैत्र; name of the...

Definitions

  1. Vishnu; name of the month चैत्र; name of the...

Ancestry of “विष्णु”, 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 “विष्णु”

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