Where does “آواز” come from?
آواز (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
Ancestry of “آواز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | ʾwʾz | voice, sound, tune |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |