Where does “sarv” come from?
sarv (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic sarvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
sarv (Estonian): horn
Definitions
- horn
Ancestry of “sarv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | sarvi | horn |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śarwe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćr̥Hwás | horn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂-wó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |