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Where does “𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆” come from?

𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 (Parthian) comes from Parthian *Gautarzah, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Parthian*Gautarzah—
2Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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