Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kr̥dʰHúš
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérdʰh₁-ú-s,[1] from *(s)kérdʰh₁eti (“to cut, pierce”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *skardaz (“cut up, damaged”).
Adjective[edit]
*kr̥dʰHúš (comparative *krádʰHyas, superlative *krádʰHištʰas)
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kr̥dʰHúš
- Sanskrit: कृधु (kṛdhú, “short”)
- Proto-Iranian: *kr̥dHúš (“crooked”)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “kṛdhú-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag
- ^ Steblin-Kamenskij, I.M. (1999) “kərd”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ vaxanskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Wakhi Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoje Vostokovedenije, →ISBN