Where does “اسپ” come from?

اسپ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱, from Old Median aspah, from Proto-Iranian Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

اسپ (Persian): Alternative form of اسب

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of اسب

Ancestry of “اسپ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠—
2Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎱horse
3Old Medianaspahhorse
4Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “اسپ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →