Where does “وخشیدن” come from?
وخشیدن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian wxš-, from Proto-Iranian Hwaxš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks-.
وخشیدن (Persian): to grow, to wax; to blaze
Definitions
- to grow, to wax; to blaze
Ancestry of “وخشیدن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | wxš- | to grow; to blaze |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hwaxš- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwakš- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |