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Where does “źʰáyas” come from?

źʰáyas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “źʰáyas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyashorse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “źʰáyas”

  • హయము
  • हय
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