Where does “Hwah-” come from?

Hwah- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

Hwah- (Proto-Iranian): to dwell, remain

Definitions

  1. to dwell, remain

Ancestry of “Hwah-”, step by step

Hwah- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “Hwah-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →