Where does “*wábžah” come from?

*wábžah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wábžʰas, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

*wábžah (Proto-Iranian): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “*wábžah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*wábžʰaswasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “*wábžah

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wábžʰas