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Where does “𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠” come from?

𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠 (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱, from Old Median aspah, from Proto-Iranian Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

Ancestry of “𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎱horse
2Old Medianaspah—
3Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
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