Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Índras

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

Many theories on origin. Possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.^[1] Or possibly it is a primary derivative of a PIE *h₃éyd- “to swell” with nasal infix, thus, *i-n-d-rā- adj. “strong” > índra- subst. n. pr. with secondary accent shift

Proper noun

*Índras m

Indra

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Índras	*Índrā(w)	*Índrās(as)
vocative	*Índra	*Índrā(w)	*Índrās(as)
accusative	*Índram	*Índrā(w)	*Índrāns
instrumental	*ÍndraH	*Índraybʰyā(m)	*Índrāyš
ablative	*Índrāt	*Índraybʰyā(m)	*Índraybʰyas
dative	*Índrāy	*Índraybʰyā(m)	*Índraybʰyas
genitive	*Índrasya	*Índrayās	*ÍndrānaHam
locative	*Índray	*Índrayaw	*Índrayšu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Índras
Mitanni: *Índras
→ Hittite: 𒅔𒁕𒊏 (in-da-ra), 𒅔𒋻 (in-tar /⁠Indra⁠/)
- Sanskrit: इन्द्र (índra) (see there for further descendants)
- → Proto-Nuristani: *Índra?
  - → Kamkata-viri: Indrë
  - → Prasuni: Indr
  - → Waigali: Indr
Proto-Iranian: *Índrah
- Avestan: 𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬭𐬀 (iṇdra, “name of a daeva”)

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎^[1], Helsinki

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎^[1], Helsinki

[1]