Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wr̥h₁ḗn

This Proto-Indo-European 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-European

Etymology

Possibly related to Latin vervēx (“wether”) and Ancient Greek εἶρος (eîros, “wool”).^[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*wr̥h₁ḗn

lamb in general, or more probably only the male, ram.^[2]
Synonym: *h₂egʷnós

Inflection

Athematic, hysterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*wr̥h₁ḗn
genitive	*wr̥h₁nés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wr̥h₁ḗn	*wr̥h₁énh₁(e)	*wr̥h₁énes
vocative	*wr̥h₁én	*wr̥h₁énh₁(e)	*wr̥h₁énes
accusative	*wr̥h₁énm̥	*wr̥h₁énh₁(e)	*wr̥h₁énm̥s
genitive	*wr̥h₁nés	*?	*wr̥h₁nóHom
ablative	*wr̥h₁nés	*?	wr̥h₁nmós, wr̥h₁nbʰós
dative	*wr̥h₁néy	*?	wr̥h₁nmós, wr̥h₁nbʰós
locative	wr̥h₁én, wr̥h₁éni	*?	*wr̥h₁nsú
instrumental	*wr̥h₁néh₁	*?	wr̥h₁nmís, wr̥h₁nbʰís

Related terms

*wérwos (“wool”)^[1]^[3]

Derived terms

*wr̥h₁n-i- f
- ⇒ *wr̥h₁n̥-y-eh₂
  - Proto-Albanian: *wrunjā
    - Albanian: rrunjë
*wr̥h₁én-o-s, *wr̥h₁ón-o-m (thematicized)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wr̥Hánas, *wr̥Hā́nam, *wr̥Hnás^?
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *úrHanas (with accent retraction and vocalization)
    - Sanskrit: उरण (úraṇa)
  - Proto-Iranian: *warānam (root vowel restored)^[1]
    - Northern Kurdish: berx
    - Central Kurdish: بەرخ (berx)
    - Southern Kurdish: وەرک (werk)
    - Classical Persian: بَرَّه (barra)

Descendants

Proto-Armenian:
- Old Armenian: գառն (gaṙn) (or thematicized < *wr̥h₁nós) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Hellenic: *warḗn
- Ancient Greek: ἀρήν (arḗn)^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vervex, -ēcis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 668–669
^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 135.
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἶρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 392
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρήν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129

[EDL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vervex, -ēcis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 668–669

[2] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 135.

[3] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἶρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 392

[4] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρήν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129

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