Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/swáHduš

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

Alternative forms

*swaHdwíH f

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus.

Adjective

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*swáHduš (comparative *swáHdyas, superlative *swáHdištʰas)^[1]

sweet

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *swaHdúṣ m, *swaHdwíH f
- Sanskrit: स्वादु m (svādú), स्वाद्वी f (svādvī́)

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “svādú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[IAIL-1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “svādú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

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