Where does “*jā́h” come from?
*jā́h (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
Ancestry of “*jā́h”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |