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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IraniangriHwáHnahneck, collar
2Proto-IraniangriHwáH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniangriHwáHneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷriHwéh₂mane, nape; neck, throat; estuary, mouth of an...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “glywbʾn'”

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