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Where does “سیاه‌گوش” come from?

سیاه‌گوش (Persian) comes from Persian گوش, from Middle Persian ???, from Old Persian ???, from Proto-Iranian gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.

Ancestry of “سیاه‌گوش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوشear
2Middle Persian???—
3Old Persian???ear
4Proto-Iraniangáwšahear
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰáwšasnoise, sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-—
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