Where does “HniHćás” come from?

HniHćás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian HniHčás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni-h₃kʷ-ós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

HniHćás (Proto-Indo-Aryan): facing down

Definitions

  1. facing down

Ancestry of “HniHćás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHniHčás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ni-h₃kʷ-ós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni-h₃kʷ-ós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HniHčás →