Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hráwma

This Proto-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-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwma, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréw-mn̥, from *Hrew- (to tear out).

Noun edit

*Hráwma[1]

  1. hair, body hair

Descendants edit

  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: rov
      Central Kurdish: ڕێو (rêw)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (rom)
    • Classical Persian: روم (rōm), رومه (rōma)

References edit

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