Where does “aspah” come from?

aspah (Old Median) comes from Proto-Iranian Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

aspah (Old Median): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “aspah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “aspah

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas