Where does “aspak” come from?
aspak (Middle Median) comes from Old Median σπάκα, from Proto-Iranian cwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Ancestry of “aspak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Median | σπάκα | bitch |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | cwā́ | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćwā́ | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “aspak”