Where does “spyt'” come from?
spyt' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *cwaytáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.
spyt' (Middle Persian): white
Ancestry of “spyt'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *cwaytáh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćwaytás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytós | white; bright; shine |
Words derived from “spyt'”