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Where does “𐬀𐬲𐬌” come from?

𐬀𐬲𐬌 (Avestan) comes from Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

𐬀𐬲𐬌 (Avestan): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “𐬀𐬲𐬌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Háǰiš—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáǰʰišsnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
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