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Where does “wáčah” come from?

wáčah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáčas, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “wáčah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwáčasword, speech; voice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wáčah”

  • 𐬬𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬵
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