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Where does “Ōxus” come from?

Ōxus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-.

Ancestry of “Ōxus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὮξος—
2Proto-Iranianwaxš-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian waxš- →