Where does “वीचि” come from?

वीचि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit व्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit अञ्च्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- — curve, bend.

वीचि (Sanskrit): going or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction

Definitions

  1. going or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction

Ancestry of “वीचि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्यञ्च्to bend asunder, make wide, extend
2Sanskritअञ्च्to bend, curve, incline, curl; to revere; to...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHanč-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-curve, bend

Words derived from “वीचि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्च् →