Where does “Texas” come from?

Texas (Spanish) comes from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “Texas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishTejas—
2Sanskritतेजस्the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a...
3Proto-Indo-Aryantáyȷ́as—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Texas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as →Every word from Sanskrit तेजस् →