Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwásuš

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

Alternative forms

• *HwáswiH f

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.

Adjective

*Hwásuš (comparative *Hwásyas, superlative *Hwásištʰas)

1. good, excellent

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hwásuṣ m, *HwáswiH f
  • Sanskrit: वसु (vásu)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hwáhuš m, *HwáhwiH f
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 n (vohu), 𐬬𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬍 f (vaŋᵛhī)
  • Old Persian: *vahuš (see there for further descendants)