Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hárwants

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

The *Hárwā (“quick”) +‎ *-wants, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- + Proto-Indo-European *-wénts.

Adjective

*Hárwants

  1. swift, rapid, quick

Noun

*Hárwants m

  1. a courser, racehorse

Inflection

consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hárwants *Hárwantā(w) *Hárwantas
vocative *Hárwant *Hárwantā(w) *Hárwantas
accusative *Hárwantam *Hárwantā(w) *Hárwatas
instrumental *HárwataH *Hárwadbʰyā(m) *Hárwadbʰiš
ablative *Hárwatas *Hárwadbʰyā(m) *HárwadbʰyaH
dative *Hárwatay *Hárwadbʰyā(m) *HárwadbʰyaH
genitive *Hárwatas *HárwatHās *HárwataHam
locative *Hárwanti *HárwatHaw *Hárwatsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hárwants
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hárwāh

Further reading

  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “árvan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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