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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰáyšas | missile |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéysos ~ ǵʰéyses- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |