Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wr̥traǰʰā́
Proto-Indo-Iranian
editEtymology
editFrom *wr̥trás (“shield, cover, obstacle”) + *ǰʰā́ (“smiting, striking, killing”); the latter part from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰḗn, from *gʷʰen- (“to slay, strike”).
Adjective
edit*wr̥traǰʰā́
- destroying obstacles
Descendants
edit- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wr̥traźʰā́
- Proto-Iranian: *wr̥θraǰā́
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬘𐬀𐬥 (vərəθrajan) (𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬘𐬁 (vərəθrajā, nom. sg))