Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HaHćúš

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 *HéHḱus, *h₁oHḱ-ú-s, perhaps related to *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús, “fast, swift”), Latin ōcior (“swifter”).[1][2]

Adjective

*HaHćúš (comparative *HáHćyas, superlative *HáHćištʰas)[2]

  1. quick, fast, swift

Derived terms

  • *HáHćištʰas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HáHśiṣṭʰas
    • Proto-Iranian: *HáHcištah
  • *HáHćyas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HáHśyas
    • Proto-Iranian: *HáHcyah
      • Avestan: 𐬁𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (āsiiah)

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HaHśúṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *HaHcús
    • Avestan: 𐬁𐬯𐬎 (āsu)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ώκύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1678-1679
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “āśú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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