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Where does “*fšau-” come from?

*fšau- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “*fšau-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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