Where does “śo-” come from?

śo- (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

śo- (Tocharian A): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “śo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →