Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gr̥Híš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H-í-s,^[1] from *gʷerH-.

Noun edit

*gr̥Híš m

mountain

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gr̥Híṣ
- Sanskrit: गिरि (girí)^[2]
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀺 (giri)
  - Pali: giri
Proto-Iranian: *gr̥Híš (see there for further descendants)

References edit

^ Cantera, Alberto (2017) “The phonology of Iranian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 1, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, VI. Iranian
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “girí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Cantera, Alberto (2017) “The phonology of Iranian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 1, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, VI. Iranian

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “girí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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