Where does “یَخ” come from?
یَخ (Classical Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
Ancestry of “یَخ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *Háyxam | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |