Where does “تۆواو” come from?

تۆواو (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish ئاو, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

تۆواو (Central Kurdish): semen

Definitions

  1. semen

Ancestry of “تۆواو”, step by step

تۆواو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish ئاو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishئاوwater
2Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Central Kurdish تۆو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishتۆوseed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →