Where does “අශ්වය” come from?

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

අශ්වය (Sinhalese): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “අශ්වය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअश्वhorse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"
2Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →
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