Where does “gʰáwṣas” come from?
gʰáwṣas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.
Ancestry of “gʰáwṣas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gʰáwšas | noise, sound |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- | — |