Where does “ئاوس” come from?

ئاوس (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian puθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

ئاوس (Central Kurdish): pregnant (of animals only; taboo for humans)

Definitions

  1. pregnant (of animals only; taboo for humans)

Ancestry of “ئاوس”, step by step

ئاوس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian puθráh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpuθráhson
2Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Indo-Iranian *putrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*putrás—
2Indo-European*peh₂w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian puθráh →