Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/stuHráh

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHrás.

Adjective

*stuHráh

1. big, strong, thick

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬯𐬙𐬏𐬭𐬀 (stūra)
• Bactrian: στοργο (storgo) (<*stuHraka-)
• Khotanese: [script needed] (stura)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: stûr

  Central Kurdish: ئەستوور (estûr)

• Middle Persian:

  Book Pahlavi: [script needed] (stwlg /⁠sturg⁠/)

  • Classical Persian: سترگ (suturg)
• Ossetian: стыр (styr), стур (stur), истур (istur)
• Pashto: ستر m (stër), ستره f (stë́ra)