Where does “сау” come from?

сау (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

сау (Ossetian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “сау”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
2Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás →Every word from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh →