Where does “*hwáh” come from?

*hwáh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.

*hwáh (Proto-Iranian): self; reflexive pronoun

Definitions

  1. self; reflexive pronoun

Ancestry of “*hwáh”, step by step

*hwáh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon swas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonswas—
2Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
3Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation

via Proto-Indo-European swé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “*hwáh”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsaz →Every word from Old Saxon swas →