Where does “*vahanam” come from?

*vahanam (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

Ancestry of “*vahanam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
2Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “*vahanam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →
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