Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hŕ̥ćšas

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 *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Noun

*Hŕ̥ćšas m

1. bear

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hŕ̥ćšas	*Hŕ̥ćšā	*Hŕ̥ćšā, -ās(as)
vocative	*Hŕ̥ćša	*Hŕ̥ćšā	*Hŕ̥ćšā, -ās(as)
accusative	*Hŕ̥ćšam	*Hŕ̥ćšā	*Hŕ̥ćšāns
instrumental	*Hŕ̥ćšā	*Hŕ̥ćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hŕ̥ćšāyš
ablative	*Hŕ̥ćšāt	*Hŕ̥ćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hŕ̥ćšaybʰyas
dative	*Hŕ̥ćšāy	*Hŕ̥ćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hŕ̥ćšaybʰyas
genitive	*Hŕ̥ćšasya	*Hŕ̥ćšayās	*Hŕ̥ćšāna(H)m
locative	*Hŕ̥ćšay	*Hŕ̥ćšayaw	*Hŕ̥ćšayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hŕ̥ṭṣas
  • Sanskrit: ऋक्ष (ṛ́kṣa) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hŕ̥šah (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *írsca (see there for further descendants)
• →? Proto-Finnic: *karhu (see there for further descendants)