Where does “اسپریس” come from?

اسپریس (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾsplys, from Middle Persian SWSYA, 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.

اسپریس (Persian): racecourse, hippodrome; battlefield

Definitions

  1. racecourse, hippodrome; battlefield

Ancestry of “اسپریس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾsplysracecourse
2Middle PersianSWSYAhorse
3Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎱horse
4Old Medianaspahhorse
5Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →