Where does “వాయి” come from?
వాయి (Telugu) comes 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.
వాయి (Telugu): mouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument
Definitions
- mouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument
Ancestry of “వాయి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | వాయువు | air, gas, wind |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वायु | wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwaHyúṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwaHyúš | wind, air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁yu- | wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “వాయి”