Where does “want” come from?
want (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian *wyente, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
want (Tocharian A): A wind
Ancestry of “want”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | *wyente | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |