Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/stʰuHrás

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 *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Adjective

*stʰuHrás

big, strong, thick

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *stʰuHrás
- Sanskrit: स्थूर (sthūrá), स्थूल (sthūlá)^[1]
  - Dardic:
    - Khowar: [script needed] (thul, “fat”)
  - Pali: thūla, thulla
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀣𑀽𑀮 (thūla), 𑀣𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (thulla)
    - Romani: thulo (“fat”)
    - Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      - Punjabi: ਠੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ (ṭhullhā, “fat”) (dialectical)
    - Pahari:
      - Nepali: ठुलो (ṭhulo, “big, important”)
Proto-Iranian: *stuHráh (see there for further descendants)
→? Proto-Finnic: *suuri (see there for further descendants) (or from Germanic)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthūlá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthūlá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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