Where does “hesp” come from?

hesp (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

hesp (Kurdish): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hesp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →