Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns

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 *bʰérǵʰonts.

Adjective

*bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns (comparative *bʰárȷ́ʰyas, superlative *bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas)

1. high, tall

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *br̥źʰáns
  • Sanskrit: बृहत् (bṛhat), वृहत् (vṛhat) — later variant
    • Dhivehi: ބޮޑު (boḍu)
    • → Hindi: बृहत् (bŕhat), वृहत् (vŕhat), वृहत (vŕhat), बृहत (bŕhat)
• Proto-Iranian: *br̥jáns (see there for further descendants)