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Where does “हेषस्” come from?

हेषस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰáyṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéysos ~ ǵʰéyses-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

हेषस् (Sanskrit): missile; quickness, valour

Definitions

  1. missile; quickness, valour

Ancestry of “हेषस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰáyṣas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyšas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéysos ~ ǵʰéyses-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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