Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gr̥Híš

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H-í-s,^[1] from *gʷerH-.

Noun

*gr̥Híš m

mountain

Inflection

masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gr̥Híš	*gr̥HíH	*gr̥Háyas
vocative	*gŕ̥Hay	*gŕ̥HiH	*gŕ̥Hayas
accusative	*gr̥Hím	*gr̥HíH	*gr̥Hínš
instrumental	*gr̥HíH	*gr̥Híbʰyā(m)	*gr̥Híbʰiš
ablative	*gr̥Háyš	*gr̥Híbʰyā(m)	*gr̥Híbʰyas
dative	*gr̥Háyay	*gr̥Híbʰyā(m)	*gr̥Híbʰyas
genitive	*gr̥Háyš	*gr̥Hiyā́s	*gr̥HiHnáHam
locative	*gr̥Hā́y	*gr̥Hiyáw	*gr̥Híšu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gr̥Híṣ
- Sanskrit: गिरि (girí)^[2]
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀺 (giri)
  - Pali: giri
Proto-Iranian: *gr̥Híš (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Cantera, Alberto (2017), “The phonology of Iranian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 1, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, VI. Iranian
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “girí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Cantera, Alberto (2017), “The phonology of Iranian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 1, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, VI. Iranian

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “girí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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