𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Persian زوان‎ (zavân), Pashto ژبه‎ (žəba)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵiĵʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Noun

𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 • (hizuuā) m

  1. tongue
  2. language
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