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Where does “hižwáH” come from?

hižwáH (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

hižwáH (Proto-Iranian): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “hižwáH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
2Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “hižwáH”

  • زوان
  • ziman
  • uzvān
  • ژبه
  • rêziman
  • ziman
  • zimannas
  • zimankuj
  • zimanmalbat
  • hižwáHkaH
  • zıwan
  • زوان
  • зивок
  • زوان
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