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- — to increase, to enlarge.

وخشیدن (Persian): to grow, to wax; to blaze

Definitions

  1. to grow, to wax; to blaze

Ancestry of “وخشیدن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianwxš-to grow; to blaze
2Proto-IranianHwaxš-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwakš-—
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwakš- →Every word from Middle Persian wxš- →