Where does “guh” come from?

guh (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.

guh (Kurdish): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “guh”, step by step

guh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian gáwšah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniangáwšahear
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰáwšasnoise, sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-—

via Sanskrit गुह्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुह्a hiding place, cave, den, lair
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal

via Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*ruʔbone
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanrusbone

Words derived from “guh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas →