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Where does “cyaHwáh” come from?

cyaHwáh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

cyaHwáh (Proto-Iranian): black-brown, dark brown, dark

Definitions

  1. black-brown, dark brown, dark

Ancestry of “cyaHwáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

Words derived from “cyaHwáh”

  • siyah
  • սեւավուն
  • սեւական
  • սեւամորթ
  • սեւ
  • սեւ ցուցակ
  • स्याह
  • سیاه سوخته
  • سیاه
  • սեաւ
  • سیاہ
  • سیاه
  • sydʾ
  • սեւ
  • 𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇
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