Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hárćas

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 *h₁élḱos (“sore”).

Noun

*Hárćas n

1. ulcer, sore
2. haemorrhoids, piles

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hárśas
  • Sanskrit: अर्शस् (árśas, “haemorrhoids”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hárcah
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (āsī, “itch”)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾrsx, “haemorrhoids”)