Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥šwás

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 *h₃r̥s-wó-s^[1], from *h₃ér-o-s ~ *h₃ér-es-o-s (“elevation”)^[2] (compare Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”)) + *-wós, from *h₃er- (“to rise”) +‎ *-os.

Adjective edit

*Hr̥šwás^[1]

high, elevated

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥ṣwás
- Sanskrit: ऋष्व (ṛṣvá)
Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥šwáh
- Old Avestan: 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬎𐬎𐬀 (ər^əšuua)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “r̥s·vá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1109-1110

[IAIL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “r̥s·vá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1109-1110

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