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 |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | was | accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wōs | — |