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Where does “wah” come from?
wah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian was, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.
Ancestry of “wah”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-Iranian
was
accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH
2
Proto-Indo-European
wōs
—
Words derived from “wah”
ئێوە
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →
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