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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Tejas | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तेजस् | the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | táyȷ́as | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “Texas”