Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćráwas

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 *ḱléwos. Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *kléwos, Proto-Slavic *slȍvo (“word”).

Noun edit

*ćráwas n

fame

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

*Hsućráwas (“famous”)

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śráwas
- Sanskrit: श्रवस् (śrávas, “fame, honor”)
  - Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯 (sava)
Proto-Iranian: *cráwah
- Central Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (srauua, “word”)
    - → Persian: سروب (sarub)
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Northern Kurdish: *srō
    ⇒ Central Kurdish: چەقەسرۆ (çeqesro)
Proto-Nuristani: *crā́wa (“call, shout”)
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: c̣ó
  - Prasuni: c̣á
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Waigali: c̣a

References edit

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