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Where does “𐎠𐎿𐎱” come from?

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

𐎠𐎿𐎱 (Old Persian): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “𐎠𐎿𐎱”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Medianaspah—
2Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “𐎠𐎿𐎱”

  • اسپریس
  • اسپ
  • اسب
  • ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ
  • SWSYA
  • ʾsplys
  • 𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠
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