Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *cwaytáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos. Cognate to Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (spaēta), Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá).

Adjective

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spyt' (spēd)

  1. white

Descendants

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