Where does “अश्व” come from?

अश्व (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

अश्व (Sanskrit): horse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"

Definitions

  1. horse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"

Ancestry of “अश्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “अश्व”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →