h₂éwis
“bird, winged creature”Widely acceptedanimalsnature
bird
PIE word for bird. Gives Latin avis, Sanskrit viḥ. English "bird" is from a different root.
(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”Hreg-“to wet, to rain”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰew-sis-“nature, growth, being”bʰew-tú-“growth, nature, coming-to-be”bʰleh₁-“to blow, to puff”bʰudʰ-men-“bottom, foundation, ground”