Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hlagʰúš

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

Alternative forms

  • *Hragʰúš

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus ~ *h₁ln̥gʷʰéws.

    Adjective

    *Hlagʰúš (comparative *Hlágʰyas, superlative *Hlágʰištʰas)[1]

    1. lightweight, swift, agile

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hlagʰúṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hragúš (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “raghú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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