Where does “awas” come from?

awas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Classical Persian آواز, from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “awas”, step by step

awas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian آواز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآواز—
2Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Proto-Indo-European h₂ew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “awas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz →