Where does “వా” come from?

వా (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాయి, from Telugu వాయువు, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

వా (Telugu): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “వా”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాయిmouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument
2Teluguవాయువుair, gas, wind
3Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
4Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “వా”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →