Where does “*sangwens” come from?
*sangwens (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.
Ancestry of “*sangwens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sh₂-én- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |