Where does “wyl” come from?

wyl (Pahlavi) comes from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “wyl”, step by step

wyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wiHrós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Proto-Iranian *wiHr̥Háh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*wiHr̥Háhintelligent

Words derived from “wyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →
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