Where does “ǰiHwás” come from?

ǰiHwás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ǰiHwás (Proto-Indo-Iranian): alive

Definitions

  1. alive

Ancestry of “ǰiHwás”, step by step

ǰiHwás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*gʷih₃wós—

Words derived from “ǰiHwás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →