Where does “𐭥𐭠𐭰” come from?

𐭥𐭠𐭰 (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

𐭥𐭠𐭰 (Middle Persian): word, speech

Definitions

  1. word, speech

Ancestry of “𐭥𐭠𐭰”, step by step

𐭥𐭠𐭰 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Proto-Iranian vaxša-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianvaxša-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwōkʷsspeech, voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →