Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háyas
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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 *h₂éyos (“copper, bronze”).
Noun edit
*Háyas n[1]
Inflection edit
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háyas
- Sanskrit: अयस् (áyas) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *Háyah
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah, “metal, iron”)
References edit
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “áyas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University