𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬌
Avestan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *gaw- (“to increase”), of unclear origin, and possibly related to Lithuanian gáuti (“to obtain”).[1][2]
Verb edit
- to increase
References edit
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 112-3
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “403f”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 403f