Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kšurás

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

  • *kšúriH f

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *ksu-ró-s, from *ksew- (“to scrape, sharpen, shave”).

    Noun

    *kšurás m

    1. dagger, razor, sharp knife

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kšurás *kšurā́(w) *kšurā́s(as)
    vocative *kšúra *kšúrā(w) *kšúrās(as)
    accusative *kšurám *kšurā́(w) *kšurā́ns
    instrumental *kšuráH *kšuráybʰyā(m) *kšurā́yš
    ablative *kšurā́t *kšuráybʰyā(m) *kšuráybʰyas
    dative *kšurā́y *kšuráybʰyā(m) *kšuráybʰyas
    genitive *kšurásya *kšuráyās *kšurā́naHam
    locative *kšuráy *kšuráyaw *kšuráyšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kṣurás
    • Proto-Nuristani: *čúri (“sickle”) (< *kšúryas) (see there for further descendants)
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