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Where does “𐬬𐬌𐬛” come from?

𐬬𐬌𐬛 (Avestan) comes from Proto-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

𐬬𐬌𐬛 (Avestan): know, understand

Definitions

  1. know, understand

Ancestry of “𐬬𐬌𐬛”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianwayd-to know; to find
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwayd-to know; to find
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “𐬬𐬌𐬛”

  • ویستا
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →