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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “آواز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz →