Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/swáHduš

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

  • *swaHdwíH f

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus.

Adjective

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*swáHduš (comparative *swáHdyas, superlative *swáHdištʰas)[1]

  1. sweet

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *swaHdúṣ m, *swaHdwíH f
  • Proto-Iranian: *hwaHdúš m, *hwaHdwíH f [2]
    • Pashto: خوند (xwand, taste)
    • Classical Persian: خواد (xwād, taste)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “svādú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Hasandoust, Mohammad, A New Perian Etymology Dictionary, ISBN: 9786226934480, V:II, p:1182, entre "خواد"