Where does “āryavaṃś” come from?
āryavaṃś (Tocharian B) comes from Sanskrit आर्यवंश, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
āryavaṃś (Tocharian B): noble blood or genetic heritage
Definitions
- noble blood or genetic heritage
Ancestry of “āryavaṃś”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आर्यवंश | noble blood or genetic stock |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वंश | bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अनु | after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गत | gone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |