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Where does “waj-” come from?

waj- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

waj- (Proto-Iranian): to carry, drive

Definitions

  1. to carry, drive

Ancestry of “waj-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwaȷ́ʰ-bear, carry; drive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “waj-”

  • վազ
  • ագեվազ
  • մրցավազք
  • վազք
  • վազել
  • ვაზი
  • վազք
  • վազեցուցանեմ
  • վազեմ
  • վազ
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