Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wiHr̥Háh

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

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibly from *wi- (intensifier prefix) +‎ *Hr̥Háh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂réh₁-s ~ *h₂r̥h₁-és, from *h₂reh₁- (to think) +‎ *-s.

Adjective

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*wiHr̥Háh

  1. intelligent

Descendants

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  • Khotanese: [script needed] (vira)
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Derived terms

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Noun

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*wiHr̥Háh[3]

  1. memory
  2. mind

Descendants

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  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: گیر (gir)
    • Kurdish:
    • Medo-Parthian:
      • Kermanic: vīr
      • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (wyl /⁠wīr⁠/)

Further reading

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  • The template Template:R:kmr:Rizgar does not use the parameter(s):
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    Rizgar, Baran (1993) “bir²”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen
  • Bartholomae, Christian (1904) “j. ²hvīra-, hu-vīra-”, in Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 1858

References

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  1. ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1927) An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad, page 30:*a-wairya-
  2. ^ Bailey, H. W. (1979) “vira”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 387:From base vai-: vi- ‘be keen’
  3. ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) “vīr”, in A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects[1] (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 421:*wīra-