Etymology Explorer › Avestan

Where does “𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀” come from?

𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (Avestan) comes from Proto-Iranian háwHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.

Ancestry of “𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianháwHmahhaoma plant; haoma plant extract, parahaoma;...
2Proto-Indo-IraniansáwHmassoma, haoma
3Proto-Indo-Europeansówh₂-mo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₂-to pour out, rain, to press out, extract

Words derived from “𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀”

  • Haoma
  • haoma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- →