Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kšatrám

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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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    Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tk-e-tróm, from *tek- (to obtain).[1] Equivalent to the root of *kšáyati +‎ *-trám.

    Noun

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    *kšatrám n

    1. kingdom, dominion, empire
    2. rule, reign
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    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kṣatrám
    • Proto-Iranian: *xšaθram
      • Central Iranian
      • Northeastern Iranian:
        • Proto-Scythian:
          • Khotanese: [Term?] (/⁠kṣāra⁠/)
          • Proto-Ossetic:
      • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Northwestern Iranian:

    References

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    1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*xšaH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN