Where does “av” come from?

av (Talysh) comes from Proto-Iranian abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

av (Talysh): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “av”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianabráhcloud
2Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →