Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mr̥dúš

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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 Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (soft, weak),[1] from *mel-. Cognate with Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús), Latin mollis, Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, Proto-Slavic *moldъ, Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk).

Adjective

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*mr̥dúš (comparative *mrádyas, superlative *mrádištʰas)[1]

  1. soft, mild, weak

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “mr̥dú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger, editor (1989), Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum[1], Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 212