𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰruǰʰ-,from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-.

Root

𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 • (druj)

1. to lie, deceive

Derived terms

• 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬲𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (družaⁱti, “to deceive, to mislead”)
• 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, “falsehood, lie”)

References

• Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*drauǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 80-81