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
Ancestry of “سگ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | cwā́ | dog |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćwā́ | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |