Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰárHiš

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-i-s ~ *ǵʰl̥h₃-éy-s, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”) +‎ *-is.

Adjective

*ȷ́ʰárHiš

green, yellow

Related terms

*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (“gold”)

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰárHiṣ
- Sanskrit: हरि (hári)
Proto-Iranian: *járHiš
- Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri)
- ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *járHitah (“yellow”)
  - Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬋 (zaⁱritō)
  - Wakhi: zert
  - Sogdian: 𐼵𐼷𐽀𐽂𐼰𐼸 (zyrtʾk /⁠zērtē⁠/)
  - Yagnobi: zard
  - Shughni: зирд (zird)
  - Pashto: زيړ (zjaṛ)
  - Baluchi: زرد (zard)
  - Kurdish:
    - Northern Kurdish: zer
    - Central Kurdish: زەرد (zerd)
  - Zazaki: zerd
  - Larestani: [script needed] (zard)
  - Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (zlt' /⁠zard⁠/)
    - Persian: زرد (zard)
      - → Ottoman Turkish: زرد (zard)
      - → Sindhi: زرد (zardu)
      - → Urdu: زرد (zard)
Proto-Nuristani:
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Prasuni: žiërä
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Tregami: źëró (“holly oak”)
  - Waigali: zër (“weed”)