Where does “हय” come from?
हय (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
हय (Sanskrit): a horse
Ancestry of “हय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰáyas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰáyas | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |