Where does “glywbʾn'” come from?
glywbʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian griHwáHnah, from Proto-Iranian griHwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian griHwáH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷriHwéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
Ancestry of “glywbʾn'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | griHwáHnah | neck, collar |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | griHwáH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | griHwáH | neck, throat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷriHwéh₂ | mane, nape; neck, throat; estuary, mouth of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |