Where does “*hwanH-” come from?
*hwanH- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
Ancestry of “*hwanH-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *swanH- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |