Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/saw-

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 *sew-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὕω (húō), Latin sucus.

Root

*saw-

1. to press out, extract

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *su-
  • Sanskrit: सु- (su-)
• Proto-Iranian: *hu-
  • Avestan: 𐬵𐬎- (hu-)

Derived terms

• *sunáwti (“he presses out”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sunáwti
    • Sanskrit: सुनोति (sunóti)
• *súrā (“nectar, wine”) (see there for further descendants)
• *sáwHmas (“soma, haoma”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sáwHmas
    • Sanskrit: सोम (sóma)
  • Proto-Iranian: *háwHmah
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (haoma)
• *sutás (“pressed”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sutás
    • Sanskrit: सुत (sutá)
  • Proto-Iranian: *hutáh
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬎𐬙𐬀 (huta)