Where does “páyHas” come from?

páyHas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian páyHas, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Ancestry of “páyHas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpáyHasmilk
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páyHas →
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