Where does “dáwṣ” come from?

dáwṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwš, from Proto-Indo-European dóws — arm.

Ancestry of “dáwṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšforearm, arm
2Proto-Indo-Europeandówsarm

Words derived from “dáwṣ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dówsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwš