Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥tás

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 *h₂r̥-tós, from *h₂er- (“to fit; fix; put together”) +‎ *-tós (deverbal adjective suffix); literally “that which is put together/in order”.

Noun

*Hr̥tás m

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hr̥tás	*Hr̥tā́(w)	*Hr̥tā́s(as)
vocative	*Hŕ̥ta	*Hŕ̥tā(w)	*Hŕ̥tās(as)
accusative	*Hr̥tám	*Hr̥tā́(w)	*Hr̥tā́ns
instrumental	*Hr̥táH	*Hr̥táybʰyā(m)	*Hr̥tā́yš
ablative	*Hr̥tā́t	*Hr̥táybʰyā(m)	*Hr̥táybʰyas
dative	*Hr̥tā́y	*Hr̥táybʰyā(m)	*Hr̥táybʰyas
genitive	*Hr̥tásya	*Hr̥táyās	*Hr̥tā́naHam
locative	*Hr̥táy	*Hr̥táyaw	*Hr̥táyšu

Derived terms

*Hr̥táHbʰaHnúš
- Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥tábaHnúš (“the glory of Arta, the righteous glory; the Arta's light”) (c.f. for ending part: Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎 (bānu, “the ray of light”))
  - Old Persian: *R̥tabānuš
    - Middle Persian: (/⁠Ardawān ~ Ardaβān⁠/)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫡𐫅𐫂𐫀𐫗 (ʾrdβʾn)
      
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾrtwʾn)
      
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾrtbʾn')
      - Classical Persian: اردوان (Ardawān)
    - → Akkadian: 𒀜𒅈𒁀𒉡𒍑 (/⁠Atarbanuš⁠/)
    - → Ancient Greek: Ἀρτάβανος (Artábanos), Ἀρταβάνης (Artabánēs)
      - → Latin: Artabanus
    - → Imperial Aramaic script: 𐡏𐡓𐡕𐡁𐡍𐡅 (ʿrtbnw)
    - → Elamite: 𒅕𒋼𒁀𒉡𒆜 (/⁠Irtabanuš⁠/)
    - → Lydian: 𐤠𐤭𐤯𐤠𐤡𐤵𐤫𐤠 (artapãna)
    - → Sogdian: (/⁠Ardawān ~ Arteβān⁠/)
      Sogdian script: 𐼰𐽀𐼹𐼱𐼰𐼻‎ (ʾrδβʾn‎)
      
      Syriac script: ܐܪܬܝܒܐܢ (ʾrtyβʾn)
    - → Parthian: (/⁠Ardawān ~ Ardaβān⁠/)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ʾrdwʾn)
      
      Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭀𐭓𐭕𐭁𐭍𐭅 (ʾrtbnw)
      - → Old Armenian: Արտաւան (Artawan), Արտաբան (Artaban)
        Armenian: Արտավան (Artavan)
*Hr̥táHtaHtiš
- Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥tátaHtiš
  - Avestan: 𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬝 (arštāt̰, “rectitude, justice; name of an angel”)
    - → Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭕𐭕 (ʾrštt /⁠Arštāt ~ Arštād ~ Arštāδ⁠/, “the goddess Rectitude; 26th day of Persian calendar”)
    - → Middle Persian: (/⁠A(r)štād⁠/, “the goddess Rectitude; 26th day of Persian calendar”)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫢𐫤𐫀𐫅 (ʾštʾd)
      
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭠𐭲 (ʾrštʾt)
      
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾštʾt')
      - Persian: اشتاد (aštâd)
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠ardā(y)⁠/) (>*artatāt > *ardāt > *ardād > *ardāy)
    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫡𐫅𐫀𐫏 (ʾrdʾy)
    
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭫𐭲𐭠𐭣𐭩 (ʾltʾdy)
    
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾltʾy)
    
    Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮀𐮊𐮑𐮀𐮈 (ʾltʾy), 𐮀𐮊𐮑𐮀𐮃𐮈 (ʾltʾdy)
*Hr̥táHwāns
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥táHwāns
  - Sanskrit: ऋतावन् (ṛtā́van)
- Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥táHwāh (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥tás
- Sanskrit: ऋत (ṛtá, “right, proper; law”) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥táh
- Avestan:
  - Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a~arta) (← substantivized *Hŕ̥tam), -𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (-ar^əta)
    - → English: asha
  - Younger Avestan: -𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (-ər^əta)
- Parthian: 𐫀𐫡𐫤 (ʾrt /⁠art⁠/, “aether, air”)
- Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (a-r-t /⁠arta⁠/)
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠ard⁠/, “Ard, a goddess; 25th day of Persian calendar”)
    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫏𐫡𐫅 (ʾyrd)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭫𐭲𐭩 (ʾlty)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlt')
    - Persian: ارد (ard)