𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁

Avestan

Etymology

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

Noun

𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 • (hizuuā) m

1. tongue
2. language