Where does “haya” come from?

haya (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit हय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

haya (Old Javanese): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “haya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहयa horse
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰáyas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyashorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas →