Where does “*druwáh” come from?
*druwáh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “*druwáh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰruwás | fixed, firm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰru-wó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |