Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰúHriš

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 *bʰúH-r-i-s, from *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, appear”). Possibly related to Lithuanian būrys.

Adjective

*bʰúHriš (comparative *bʰáwHyas, superlative *bʰúHrištʰas)[1]

  1. abundant, plentiful, numerous

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰúHriṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *búHriš
    • Avestan: 𐬠𐬏𐬌𐬭𐬌 (būiri)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) “bhū́ri-”, in Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN, pages 268-269
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