Where does “wxš-” come from?

wxš- (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hwaxš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- — to increase, to enlarge.

wxš- (Middle Persian): to grow; to blaze

Definitions

  1. to grow; to blaze

Ancestry of “wxš-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHwaxš-—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwakš-—
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge

Words derived from “wxš-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwakš- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwaxš- →