Etymograph

English

Vikas

Vikas comes from Hindi विकास ‘development, growth’, and goes back to Sanskrit कास ‘going, motion’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकास‘going, motion’
  2. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEविकासvikāsa‘development, progress’
  3. Hindic. 1500–presentsame formvikās‘development, growth’
  4. EnglishtodayVikas

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकास‘going, motion’
  2. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEविकासvikāsa‘development, progress’
  3. Hindic. 1500–presentsame formvikās‘development, growth’
  4. EnglishtodayVikas

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit कास / Vikas