Where does “*jr̥dáyam” come from?
*jr̥dáyam (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
Ancestry of “*jr̥dáyam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam | heart |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |