Where does “av” come from?

av (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

av (Northern Kurdish): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “av”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “av”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →