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

Definitions

  1. a horse

Ancestry of “हय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰáyas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyashorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “हय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas →