Proto-IE: *(a)wes- <PIH *Hʷ->
Meaning: to dwell, to be
Hittite: hwis- / hwes- (I) 'leben' (Tischler 264ff); husk- (I) 'warten' (Tischler 316 with doubt)
Tokharian: A wṣe, B yṣīye (PT *w'äsi-) 'night' (Adams 521); B wäs- 'dwell, abide' (597)
Old Indian: vásati, ptc. uṣita- `to dwell, live, remain, abide'; vasatí- f., vāsá- m. `staying, remaining'
Avestan: vaŋhaiti `wohnt'
Armenian: goy `ist, existiert, ist vorhanden', goy (i-St.) `seiend, Sein, Gut, Habe'
Old Greek: aéskō, aéskonto, ep. aor. ā́esa nǘkta `zubringen die Nacht'
Celtic: *westi-: OIr feiss `Bleiben, Rasten', *wosto-: foss `Bleiben, Ruhe'; *woseti: foaid `nächtigt, bringt die Nacht zu'
Russ. meaning: жить (wohnen), быть
References: WP I 306 f
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