Where does “hwáhā” come from?

hwáhā (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian swásā, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

hwáhā (Proto-Iranian): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “hwáhā”, step by step

hwáhā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian swásā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianswásāsister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Proto-Indo-Iranian swásar-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianswásar-—

Words derived from “hwáhā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →