Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwHsiH

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 *téwh₂s-ih₂ (“power, strength”), from *tḗwh₂-s ~ *téwh₂-s, from *tewh₂- (“to swell; to be strong”) +‎ *-s, + *-ih₂.

Noun

*táwHsiH f

1. strength, might, power

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *táwHsiH
  • Sanskrit: तविषी (táviṣī)
• Proto-Iranian: *táwHsiH
  • Old Avestan: 𐬙𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬍 (təuuīšī)