Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kr̥dʰHúš

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 *(s)kérdʰh₁-ú-s,[1] from *(s)kérdʰh₁eti (to cut, pierce). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *skardaz (cut up, damaged).

Adjective edit

*kr̥dʰHúš (comparative *krádʰHyas, superlative *krádʰHištʰas)

  1. short
  2. crooked, defective

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “kṛdhú-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag
  2. ^ Steblin-Kamenskij, I.M. (1999) “kərd”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ vaxanskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Wakhi Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoje Vostokovedenije, →ISBN