Where does “سگ” come from?

سگ (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian cwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

سگ (Persian): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “سگ”, step by step

سگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian cwā́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniancwā́dog
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Pahlavi sag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavisag—

Words derived from “سگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →Every word from Proto-Iranian cwā́ →