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Where does “*cwaytáh” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*cwaytáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine
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