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Where does “*cŕ̥Hah” come from?

*cŕ̥Hah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “*cŕ̥Hah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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