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Where does “γαϝις” come from?
γαϝις (Oscan) comes from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.
Ancestry of “γαϝις”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Italic
*Gāwjos
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2
Proto-Indo-European
geh₂w-
to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →
Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →