Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwásištʰas

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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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From *Hwásuš (good) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

Adjective

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*Hwásištʰas[1]

  1. superlative degree of *Hwásuš (good): best, most excellent

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “vásu-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University