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Where does “Hr̥šwás” come from?

Hr̥šwás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥s-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Hr̥šwás (Proto-Indo-Iranian): high, elevated

Definitions

  1. high, elevated

Ancestry of “Hr̥šwás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥s-wó-s—
2Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Hr̥šwás”

  • ऋष्व
  • Hr̥ṣwás
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →