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Where does “pʰáynas” come from?

pʰáynas (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “pʰáynas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “pʰáynas”

  • फेन
  • ફીણ
  • pʰáynas
  • phénu
  • pʰéna
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