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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianr̥Hdʰwáshigh, upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰ-wó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “r̥Hdʰwás”

  • ऊर्ध्व
  • उभे
  • उभ
  • 𑀉𑀩𑁆𑀪
  • उभो
  • ऊभउं
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →