Where does “یخ” come from?
یخ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian یَخ, from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
یخ (Urdu): ice
Ancestry of “یخ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | یَخ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *Háyxam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |