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Where does “𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀” come from?

𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (Avestan) comes from Proto-Iranian wiHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wiHrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (Avestan): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianwiHráhman
2Proto-Indo-IranianwiHrásman
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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