Where does “dwáyṣas” come from?
dwáyṣas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European dwey-s-ós, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.
Ancestry of “dwáyṣas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwáyšas | hatred, hostility, enmity |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dwey-s-ós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwey- | to fear |
Words derived from “dwáyṣas”