Where does “अव” come from?
अव (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
अव (Sanskrit): off, away; down; this
Ancestry of “अव”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |