Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pr̥Húš

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-ú-s,[1] from *pelh₁- +‎ *-us.

Adjective

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*pr̥Húš (superlative *pr̥Hutámas)[2]

  1. much, very
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Cantera, Alberto (2017) “The phonology of Iranian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 1, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, VI. Iranian
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “purú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “purú-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 148