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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.
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁r-ó-s, from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, be strong”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”).
Adjective
*ćuHrás
- strong
Derived terms
- *ćáwHištʰas (“strongest”)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śáwHiṣṭʰas
- Proto-Iranian: *cáwHištah
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śúHras
- Sanskrit: शूर (śū́ra)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀽𑀭 (sūra)
- Pali: sūra
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀽𑀭 (sūra)
- Proto-Iranian: *cúHras
- Avestan: 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬀 (sūra)
- Middle Persian: swl (sūr)