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Where does “pasu-” come from?

pasu- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “pasu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “pasu-”

  • pez
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