Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/(w)ŕ̥šā

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 *wérsēn.

Noun

*(w)ŕ̥šā ~ *(w)r̥šnás m

1. virile man
2. male animal, stallion, bull

Derived terms

• *(w)r̥šabʰás (“bull”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(w)r̥ṣabʰás
    • Sanskrit: वृषभ (vṛṣabha), ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Nuristani:
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: aṣë́

        Kativiri: aṣé

    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: aṣë́
      • Waigali: aṣe
• *(w)ŕ̥šanwāns

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(w)ŕ̥ṣā
  • Sanskrit: वृषन् (vṛ́ṣan), वृष (vṛṣa)
• Proto-Iranian: *(w)ŕ̥šā (see there for further descendants)