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Where does “𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺” come from?

𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
2Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺”

  • Gobryas
  • Gobryas
  • Γοβρύας
  • Γοβρύᾱς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →