Where does “paHyúṣ” come from?

paHyúṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian paHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “paHyúṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpaHyúš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “paHyúṣ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paHyúš →