Where does “విక్రమ” come from?

విక్రమ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit विक्रम, from Sanskrit विवेष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíwayṣṭi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíwayšti, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

విక్రమ (Telugu): the name of a Telugu year

Definitions

  1. the name of a Telugu year

Ancestry of “విక్రమ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविक्रमa step, stride, pace; going, proceeding, walking,...
2Sanskritविवेष्टिto pervade; to work
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*wíwayṣṭi—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*wíwayšti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíwayšti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíwayṣṭi →