Where does “baw-” come from?
baw- (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Ancestry of “baw-”, step by step
baw- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European bʰew-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewh₂- | — |
via Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂u- | to be, become |
Words derived from “baw-”