Reconstruction:Old Persian/r̥šah

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hŕ̥šah.

Noun

*r̥šah

1. bear

Descendants

• Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (hls /⁠xirs⁠/) (prothetic unetymological x-)
  • Lurish:

    Northern Luri: خئرس (xers)

    Bakhtiari: خرس (xers)

  • Classical Persian: خرس (xirs)
    • Iranian Persian: خرس (xers)
    • Judeo-Tat:

      Cyrillic script: хуьрс (xyrs)

      Hebrew script: כאורס (xyrs)

    • Tajik: хирс (xirs)
      • → Yagnobi: хирс (xirs)
    • → Khwarezmian: [script needed] (hrs /⁠*hirs⁠/)
    • → Gilaki: خرس (xərs)
    • → Sanglechi: xars
    • → Talysh: خرس (xərs)
    • → Wakhi: xers