Where does “r̥Hdʰwás” come from?
r̥Hdʰwás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian r̥Hdʰwás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “r̥Hdʰwás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | r̥Hdʰwás | high, upright |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |