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vāyo

vāya

masc nom sg of vāya (noun); masc nom sg of vāyas (noun); masc acc sg of vāyas (noun); aor 2nd sg of vāyi (verb)

1. vāya (masc): weaver; weaving
2. vāyas (masc): air; wind
3. vāyi (aor): blew
4. vāyi (aor): emitted an odour
5. vāyi (aor): weaved
6. vāyo (masc): wind; air

Built from

• vāy- — root · blow, wind
  The root √vāy 'to blow' or 'to move as air' is the basis of vāyas. Cognate with Sanskrit vāyu, Latin ventus, and Greek aē̂mi. The concrete image is the invisible moving force that carries breath and disperses scent.
• -as — ending · masculine nominative/accusative singular
  The -as ending marks masculine singular; in the nominative it is the subject case, in the accusative the direct object. Context determines the grammatical function.

Etymology. From Indo-European *h₂weh₂- 'to blow', related to Sanskrit vāyu (wind), Latin ventus (wind via Italic *-nt- suffix), Greek aē̂mi 'I blow'. The root appears across Indo-European languages denoting the natural force of wind and breath; Pali preserves the bare root form.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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