Where does “*suhrāβ-gard” come from?

*suhrāβ-gard (Pahlavi) comes from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ancestry of “*suhrāβ-gard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́psEvery word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš