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Where does “*ćwaytás” come from?

*ćwaytás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

Ancestry of “*ćwaytás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine
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