Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tr̥Hwáns

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂w-ónt-s, participle of *térh₂uti (“to overcome, be able”). Cognate with Proto-Anatolian *tr̥Hʷánts (“an Anatolian storm god”).

Participle

*tr̥Hwáns

1. present active participle of *tŕ̥Hwati (“to overcome, be able”)

Adjective

*tr̥Hwáns (comparative *tárHuyas, superlative *tárHwištʰas)

1. overcoming, able

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tr̥Hwáns
  • Sanskrit: तूर्वत् (tūrvat)
• Proto-Iranian: *tr̥Hwáns
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬧𐬙 (ta^uruuaiiaṇt)