Where does “w’t” come from?
w’t (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Ancestry of “w’t”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *HwáHatah | wind |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |