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Where does “źʰáyṣas” come from?

źʰáyṣas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéysos ~ ǵʰéyses-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “źʰáyṣas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyšas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéysos ~ ǵʰéyses-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “źʰáyṣas”

  • हेषस्
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