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Where does “*gā́wš” come from?

*gā́wš (Proto-Medo-Parthian) comes from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “*gā́wš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →