Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥dʰwás

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 *h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s, from *h₃erdʰ- (upright, high) +‎ *-wós.

    Adjective

    *Hr̥dʰwás[1]

    1. high, upright

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥dʰwás
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥dwáh (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ūrdhvá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ūrdhvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press