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Where does “žạ́wik” come from?

žạ́wik (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit यभति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyábʰati, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yébʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

žạ́wik (Kalasha): to copulate with, have sexual intercourse with

Definitions

  1. to copulate with, have sexual intercourse with

Ancestry of “žạ́wik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयभतिto copulate, have sex, mate, fuck
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyábʰati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yébʰetito copulate, to fuck
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
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